George Vancouver rose
Rosa 'George Vancouver'
USDA zones3 to 9
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
Sizeup to 3 feet tallup to 4 feet wide
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Medium red
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'George Vancouver' rose (Rosa 'George Vancouver') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, specimen planting, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 3, or down to -40°F (-40°C). This plant likes full or part sun and loamy or clay soil. The medium red blooms are fragrant and attract bees. Svejda and Ogilvie bred it in 1994. It stays upright and reaches about 35 inches tall.
Pairs well with Blue Muffin arrowwood viburnum, August Moon hosta, and American Gold Rush black-eyed Susan.