Ryokkoh rose
Rosa 'Ryokkoh'
Gold Medal
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Sizeup to 4.5 feet tall
- Habit
- Bushy
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Light yellow
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Ryokkoh' rose (Rosa 'Ryokkoh') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. Its light yellow blooms appear in late spring, early to late summer, and early autumn, and bees visit them. Seizo Suzuki bred it in 1999.
Pairs well with Limelight hydrangea, Switchgrass, and Casa Blanca lily.