Little Tommy Tucker rose
Rosa 'Little Tommy Tucker'
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USDA zones5 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Medium yellow
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Little Tommy Tucker' rose (Rosa 'Little Tommy Tucker') 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. Medium yellow, fragrant blooms open from early to late summer and attract bees. Robbie Tucker bred it in 1998.
Pairs well with Sweet William, Panicle hydrangea, Japanese forest grass, and Nelly Moser clematis.