Permanent Wave rose
Rosa 'Permanent Wave'
Gold Medal,Gold Medal
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size2.5 to 5 feet tall3 to 4 feet wide
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Medium red
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Permanent Wave' rose (Rosa 'Permanent Wave') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, containers, and cut flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. It grows upright and bears fragrant, medium red blooms from early to late summer. Bees visit the flowers. Matthias Leenders bred it as a sport of 'Else Poulsen'.
Pairs well with Mexican hat, Oakleaf hydrangea, and Casa Blanca lily.