Sausalito Cover rose
Rosa 'Sausalito Cover'
Certificate of Merit,Certificate of Merit,Gold Medal
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size2 to 3.5 feet tall
- Habit
- Bushy
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Medium red
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sausalito Cover' rose (Rosa 'Sausalito Cover') is a shrub for borders, containers, cottage gardens, and hedges. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. It grows in a bushy shape and stays fairly low. Medium red flowers are fragrant and draw bees. Mogens Nyegaard Olesen bred it in 2004.
Pairs well with Little bluestem, Queen of Night tulip, and Cora Louise peony.