First Light rose
Rosa 'First Light'
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SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size2 to 4 feet tall2.5 feet wide
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Yellow blend
- Foliage color
- Medium green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'First Light' rose (Rosa 'First Light') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, containers, and cut flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. Its single, 3-inch flowers have a darker reverse and purple stamens, and bees visit them. The fragrant blooms come in clusters and are followed by attractive hips. Richard and Ruth Walsh bred it.
Pairs well with Little bluestem, Joe Pye weed, and Jackmanii clematis.