Raffles Bruce rose
Rosa 'Raffles Bruce'
Gold Medal
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
- Habit
- Compact
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Apricot and apricot blend
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Raffles Bruce' rose (Rosa 'Raffles Bruce') 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. Thornton bred it in 1943. Its fragrant apricot blooms open in late spring, return in summer, and appear again in early autumn. Bees visit the flowers, and the compact habit suits small spaces.
Pairs well with Delphinium, Purple Coneflower coneflower, and Lily.