Saumur rose
Rosa 'Saumur'
Bronze Medal
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Sizeup to 3.5 feet tallup to 3 feet wide
- Habit
- Bushy
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Dark red
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Saumur' rose (Rosa 'Saumur') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, containers, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. Dark red, fragrant blooms open in late spring, again in summer, and into early autumn. Bees visit the flowers. Mogens Nyegaard Olesen bred it in 2008.
Pairs well with Clematis, Greig's tulip, and Common milkweed.