Lovely Antique rose
Rosa 'Lovely Antique'
Fragrance Award
USDA zones5 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size4 to 5 feet tall
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White, near white & white blend
- Foliage color
- Glossy, medium green, leathery foliage
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Lovely Antique' rose (Rosa 'Lovely Antique') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, cut flowers, and specimen planting. 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 grows upright to about 4 or 5 feet tall with glossy, leathery green leaves. The white blooms are fragrant and attract bees. Kordes Rosen introduced it in 2006.
Pairs well with Shasta daisy, Switchgrass, and Nelly Moser clematis.