Ruth Warner rose
Rosa 'Ruth Warner'
Bronze Medal
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Mauve & mauve blend
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Ruth Warner' rose (Rosa 'Ruth Warner') 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 upright shrub has dark green leaves and fragrant mauve blooms that appear in late spring, summer, and early autumn. Bees visit the flowers. A.J. Warner bred it in 1984.
Pairs well with Blue star, Fountain grass, and Niobe clematis.