Marchioness of Linlithgow rose
Rosa 'Marchioness of Linlithgow'
Gold Medal
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
- Habit
- Bushy
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Dark red
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Marchioness of Linlithgow' rose (Rosa 'Marchioness of Linlithgow') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, cut flowers, and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. The bushy plant bears fragrant, dark red blooms in late spring, summer, and early autumn, and bees visit the flowers. Dobbie & Co. Ltd bred it in 1929.
Pairs well with Perennial candytuft, Royal Purple smoketree, Casa Blanca lily, and Niobe clematis.