Pink Blanket rose
Rosa 'Pink Blanket'
Gold Certificate,Best Shrub Rose
USDA zones5 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
- Habit
- Bushy
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Orange-pink and orange-pink blend
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Pink Blanket' rose (Rosa 'Pink Blanket') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, hedges, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. The bushy plant has dark green leaves and fragrant orange-pink flowers from early to late summer. Bees visit the blooms. J. Benjamin Williams bred it.
Pairs well with Bartzella peony, Jackmanii clematis, and Karl Foerster feather reed grass.