Gay Princess rose
Rosa 'Gay Princess'
AARS
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
- Habit
- Bushy, upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Blush
- Foliage color
- Leathery foliage
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Gay Princess' rose (Rosa 'Gay Princess') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, 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. Its blush blooms are fragrant and appear in late spring, summer, and early autumn. Bees visit the flowers. Eugene S. Boerner bred it in 1967.
Pairs well with Lanceleaf coreopsis, Casa Blanca lily, and Creeping juniper.