Melita rose
Rosa 'Melita'
Gold Medal
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Sizeup to 10 feet tall
- Habit
- Climbing, few or no prickles/thorns
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Medium pink
- Foliage color
- Light green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Melita' rose (Rosa 'Melita') is a climbing vine for borders, cottage gardens, and specimen planting, with a few or no thorns. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. Medium pink, fragrant flowers open from early to late summer and attract bees. Walter Easlea, Jr. bred it in 1934 as a sport of 'Thelma'.
Pairs well with Nelly Moser clematis, Garden phlox, and Ornamental onion.