Margaret rose
Rosa 'Margaret'
Gold Medal
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink blend
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Margaret' rose (Rosa 'Margaret') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, cut flowers, and containers. 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 pink blend blooms are fragrant and open in late spring, summer, and early autumn. Bees visit the flowers. Alexander bred it in 1956.
Pairs well with Amsonia, Fountain grass, and Little bluestem.