Spartan rose
Rosa 'Spartan'
David Fuerstenberg Prize,Gold Medal,Gold Medal,Gold Medal,President's International Trophy
USDA zones6 to 9
SunHandles full sun or partial shade
Size1.5 to 2.5 feet tall
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Orange-red and orange-red blend
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Spartan' rose (Rosa 'Spartan') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 6, or down to -10°F (-23°C). This plant likes full sun to part shade and loamy or clay soil. It grows upright with dark green leaves and fragrant orange-red blooms. Bees visit the flowers from late spring into early autumn. Eugene S. Boerner bred it in 1956.
Pairs well with Inkberry, Black-eyed Susan, and June hosta.