Helena Renaissance rose
Rosa 'Helena Renaissance'
Prix International de la Ville de Nantes,The R.J. Frizzell Memorial Award
USDA zones5 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
- Habit
- Bushy
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Light pink
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Helena Renaissance' rose (Rosa 'Helena Renaissance') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. Light pink blooms open from early to late summer and have a sweet fragrance. Bees visit the flowers. Poulsen Roser introduced it in 1997.
Pairs well with Tickseed, Little bluestem, and The President clematis.