Scarlet Knight rose
Rosa 'Scarlet Knight'
AARS,Gold Medal
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size2.5 to 3 feet tall
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Medium red
- Foliage color
- Green, leathery foliage
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Scarlet Knight' rose (Rosa 'Scarlet Knight') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, specimen planting, and cut flowers. 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 plant has green, leathery leaves and fragrant, medium red blooms in late spring, summer, and early autumn. Bees visit the flowers. Marie-Louise bred it in 1966.
Pairs well with Obedient plant, The President clematis, and Lily.