Rosie the Riveter rose
Rosa 'Rosie the Riveter'
No Current Award Data
USDA zones5 to 10
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
Size3 to 3.5 feet tall4 to 6 feet wide
- Habit
- Bushy
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Orange and orange blend
- Foliage color
- Medium green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Rosie the Riveter' rose (Rosa 'Rosie the Riveter') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and loamy or clay soil. The orange-gold blooms have 45 petals and a medium fragrance, and bees visit them. The plant flowers again through the season. Christian Bedard bred it in 2017.
Pairs well with Virginia sweetspire, Joe-pyeweed, and Niobe clematis.