Firefly rose
Rosa 'Firefly'
AGRS
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size18 to 20 inches tall
- Habit
- Bushy
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Orange and orange blend
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Firefly' rose (Rosa 'Firefly') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. It grows as a bushy mound of dark green leaves with fragrant orange blooms. Bees visit the flowers from late spring into early autumn. Samuel Darragh bred it in 1986.
Pairs well with Mexican hat, Fountain grass, and Joe Pye weed.