Old Gold rose
Rosa 'Old Gold'
Gold Medal
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Sizeup to 12 feet tall
- Habit
- Bushy, upright, well-branched
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Orange-red and orange-red blend
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Old Gold' rose (Rosa 'Old Gold') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, cut flowers, and specimen planting. 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 fragrant orange-red blooms appear in late spring, again from early to late summer, and into early autumn. Bees visit the flowers. Samuel McGredy II bred it in 1913.
Pairs well with Bartzella peony, Rock rose, and Fragrant Bouquet hosta.