Jacques Esterel rose
Rosa 'Jacques Esterel'
Silver medal
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Sizeup to 3.5 feet tall
- Habit
- Bushy
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Medium red
- Foliage color
- Glossy, dark green foliage
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Jacques Esterel' rose (Rosa 'Jacques Esterel') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. Medium red, fragrant blooms open in late spring, early to late summer, and early autumn. Bees visit the flowers. Paul Croix bred it in 1973.
Pairs well with Baby's breath, Fountain grass, and Creeping thyme.