Sweet Caroline rose
Rosa 'Sweet Caroline'
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USDA zones5 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
- Habit
- Spreading
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Red blend
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sweet Caroline' rose (Rosa 'Sweet Caroline') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, containers, and specimen planting. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. The red blend flowers are fragrant and open from early to late summer. Bees visit the blooms. Michael C. Williams bred it in 1998.
Pairs well with Panicle hydrangea, Lily, and Avens.