Jean Cocteau rose
Rosa 'Jean Cocteau'
People's Choice,Silver Medal,Great Roses of the Century,Best Floribunda Rose,Silver Medal - Floribunda,Gold Medal - Best Shrub Rose
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Sizeup to 4.5 feet tallup to 4 feet wide
- Habit
- Bushy
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Orange and orange blend
- Foliage color
- Medium green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Jean Cocteau' rose (Rosa 'Jean Cocteau') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. It has orange blooms in late spring, summer, and early autumn, and bees visit them. Alain Meilland bred it in 2009. The bushy plant grows about 53 inches tall.
Pairs well with Jackmanii clematis, New England aster, and Ornamental onion.