Julia Child rose
Rosa 'Julia Child'
AARS,Certificate of Merit,Rose of the Year,Gold Star of the South Pacific,Fuerstenberg Award,ARS Members' Choice Award
USDA zones4 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size4 to 6 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Habit
- Compact
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Medium yellow
- Foliage color
- Medium green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Julia Child' rose (Rosa 'Julia Child') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, containers, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 4, or down to -30°F (-34°C). This plant likes full or part sun and average to moist soil of most types. The golden yellow blooms have a scent of anise and licorice. Bees and butterflies visit the flowers, and the plant reblooms in waves. Thomas F. Carruth bred it in 2005.
Pairs well with Standing Ovation little bluestem, Niobe clematis, and Lily.