Nighthawk rose
Rosa 'Nighthawk'
Award of Excellence
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Medium red
- Foliage color
- Medium green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Nighthawk' rose (Rosa 'Nighthawk') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. The medium red blooms are fragrant and appear in late spring, summer, and early autumn. Bees visit the flowers. Donald L. and Mary Hardgrove bred it in 1989.
Pairs well with Annabelle hydrangea, Fountain grass, and Black-eyed Susan.