Gordon Eddie rose
Rosa 'Gordon Eddie'
Gold Medal
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
- Habit
- Bushy
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Apricot and apricot blend
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Gordon Eddie' rose (Rosa 'Gordon Eddie') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, specimen planting, and cut flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. The bushy plant bears fragrant apricot blooms in late spring, summer, and early autumn. Bees visit the flowers. Henry Matheson bred it in 1949.
Pairs well with Foxglove, Limelight hydrangea, The President clematis, and Casa Blanca lily.