Sweet Hips rose
Rosa 'Sweet Hips'
Best General Impression and Most Disease Resistant Rose, Biltmore, 2019
USDA zones5 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size5.5 to 6.5 feet tall4 to 5 feet wide
- Habit
- Well-branched
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Fuchsia / magenta
- Foliage color
- Foliage
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sweet Hips' rose (Rosa 'Sweet Hips') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, 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. It bears fragrant fuchsia and magenta blooms from late spring into early autumn, and bees visit them. Jay Kapac bred it in 2019.
Pairs well with Wild bergamot, Royal Purple smoketree, and Stargazer lily.