Sniffer rose
Rosa 'Sniffer'
Gold Certificate
USDA zones2 to 8
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Sizeup to 4 feet tallup to 3 feet wide
- Habit
- Bushy
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Mauve & mauve blend
- Foliage color
- Medium green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sniffer' rose (Rosa 'Sniffer') is a shrub for borders, containers, cottage gardens, and cut flowers. It is hardy to USDA zone 2, or down to -50°F (-46°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. The bushy plant has fragrant mauve blooms from late spring through early autumn. Bees visit the flowers. Chuck Bock Roses introduced it in 2004.
Pairs well with Cerise Queen yarrow, Snowflake moss phlox, and Diablo cosmos.