Mme Caroline Testout rose
Rosa 'Mme Caroline Testout'
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
Size5 to 15 feet tall3 to 5 feet wide
- Habit
- Bushy
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer
- Bloom color
- Medium pink
- Soil types
- Sand, loam, clay, chalk
- Soil pH
- Acid, alkaline, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Mme Caroline Testout' rose (Rosa 'Mme Caroline Testout') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, specimen plantings, and cut flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and average to moist soil of most types. The bushy plant bears fragrant, medium pink blooms in spring and summer. Bees and butterflies visit the flowers. Introduced in 1890, it can reach about 15 feet tall.
Pairs well with Viola clematis, Hardy geranium, and Lavender.