Sweet Honey rose
Rosa 'Sweet Honey'
Roses UK Rose of the Year 2020, Silver Medal
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
Size3.5 feet tall
- Habit
- Bushy
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Apricot and apricot blend
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Sweet Honey' rose (Rosa 'Sweet Honey') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 7, or down to 0°F (-18°C). This plant likes full or part sun and loamy or clay soil. The fragrant apricot blooms open from buds the color of warm creamed honey, then lighten as they age. Bees visit the flowers from late spring into early autumn. Wilhelm Kordes III bred it in 2020.
Pairs well with Purple top, Sweet William, and Sarah Bernhardt peony.