Little Jackie rose
Rosa 'Little Jackie'
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USDA zones5 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size18 to 24 inches tall
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Orange and orange blend
- Foliage color
- Medium green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Little Jackie' rose (Rosa 'Little Jackie') is a shrub for borders, containers, cottage gardens, and cut flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. It stays upright and compact, and it bears fragrant orange blooms from late spring into early autumn. Bees visit the flowers. F. Harmon Saville bred it in 1982.
Pairs well with Little bluestem, Queen of Night tulip, and Cora Louise peony.