Key West rose
Rosa 'Key West'
Trial Ground Certificate,The Sainsbury Award,Rosa de Buenos Aires
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size2 to 3.5 feet tall
- Habit
- Compact
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Deep pink
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Key West' rose (Rosa 'Key West') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, containers, and cottage gardens. 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 stays compact and has dark green leaves. Fragrant deep pink flowers appear in late spring, summer, and early autumn, and bees visit them. Poulsen Roser introduced it in 1999.
Pairs well with Karl Foerster feather reed grass, Nelly Moser clematis, Amsonia, and Gladiolus.