Mrs Oswald Lewis rose
Rosa 'Mrs Oswald Lewis'
Gold Medal
USDA zones5 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Yellow blend
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Mrs Oswald Lewis' rose (Rosa 'Mrs Oswald Lewis') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. Fragrant yellow blend blooms open from early to late summer. Bees visit the flowers. The rose was introduced in 1936.
Pairs well with Mountain mint, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, Niobe clematis, and Red-hot poker.