Sazanami rose
Rosa 'Sazanami'
Gold Medal
USDA zones6 to 9
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
- Habit
- Bushy
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Light pink
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sazanami' rose (Rosa 'Sazanami') 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. It has fragrant light pink blooms against dark green leaves. Bees visit the flowers from late spring through early autumn. Seizo Suzuki bred it in 1986.
Pairs well with Incrediball hydrangea, Gaura, The President clematis, and Greig's tulip.