Mme Virgilio Pirola rose
Rosa 'Mme Virgilio Pirola'
Gold Medal
USDA zones5 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
- Habit
- Bushy
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Medium red
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Mme Virgilio Pirola' rose (Rosa 'Mme Virgilio Pirola') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and specimen plantings. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. It has a bushy habit and dark green leaves. Fragrant, medium red blooms open from early to late summer and attract bees. A breeder introduced it in 1939.
Pairs well with Switchgrass, Casa Blanca lily, Buckeye Belle peony, and Niobe clematis.