Purple Rain rose
Rosa 'Purple Rain'
Best Landscape Rose
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size4.5 to 5 feet tall1.5 to 2.5 feet wide
- Habit
- Spreading
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Mauve & mauve blend
- Foliage color
- Medium green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Purple Rain' rose (Rosa 'Purple Rain') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, cut flowers, 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 mauve blooms are fragrant and attract bees. Tim-Hermann Kordes bred it in 2009. It grows like a shorter grandiflora.
Pairs well with Sweet William, Niobe clematis, and Inkberry.