Général Testard rose
Rosa 'Général Testard'
General Award
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size13 to 16 feet tall
- Habit
- Medium green foliage
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Red, white center
- Foliage color
- Medium green foliage
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Général Testard' rose (Rosa 'Général Testard') is a shrub for cottage garden planting, specimen display, and privacy screens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. Fragrant red blooms with white centers open from early to late summer, and bees visit them. Pajotin-Chedane bred it in 1918 as a sport of 'American Pillar'.
Pairs well with Hardy hibiscus, Ornamental onion, and Indian grass.