Rosemary Harkness rose
Rosa 'Rosemary Harkness'
Fragrance Award,Gold Medal
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size2.5 to 3 feet tall2.5 feet wide
- Habit
- Bushy
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Orange-pink and orange-pink blend
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Rosemary Harkness' rose (Rosa 'Rosemary Harkness') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, containers, and cut flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. Harkness & Co bred it in 1985. It grows in a bushy shape with dark green leaves and fragrant orange-pink blooms. Bees visit the flowers from late spring into early autumn.
Pairs well with Switchgrass, Coralbells, and Casa Blanca lily.