Matchball rose
Rosa 'Matchball'
Gold Medal
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size2.5 to 4 feet tall
- Habit
- Compact
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White, near white & white blend
- Foliage color
- Medium green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Matchball' rose (Rosa 'Matchball') 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. It stays compact and bears fragrant white blooms from late spring into early autumn. Bees visit the flowers. Louis Lens bred it in 1990.
Pairs well with Perennial candytuft, Lily, and Rock rose.