President Herbert Hoover rose
Rosa 'President Herbert Hoover'
Gertrude M. Hubbard,John Cook Medal
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size2 to 2.5 feet tall
- Habit
- Tall, armed with thorns / prickles, upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink blend
- Foliage color
- Leathery foliage
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'President Herbert Hoover' rose (Rosa 'President Herbert Hoover') 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 pink blend blooms open in late spring, early to late summer, and early autumn. Bees visit the flowers, and thorny upright stems make a good reason to plant it away from walkways. Lyman B. Coddington bred it.
Pairs well with Bush honeysuckle, Nelly Moser clematis, and Lily.