Memorial Day rose
Rosa 'Memorial Day'
AARS
USDA zones5 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size4.5 to 5 feet tall2 to 3 feet wide
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Medium pink
- Foliage color
- Medium green
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Memorial Day' rose (Rosa 'Memorial Day') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and pollinator gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil of most types. Medium pink blooms are fragrant and attract butterflies and bees. Thomas F. Carruth bred it in 2002.
Pairs well with Feather reed grass, The President clematis, Ornamental onion, and Sum and Substance hosta.