The Mill On The Floss rose
Rosa 'The Mill On The Floss'
USDA zones5 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
Size4.5 to 5 feet tall
- Habit
- Arching, bushy
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Pink to lilac, carmine-pink edges, ages to lighter
- Foliage color
- Glossy, medium green foliage
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'The Mill On The Floss' rose (Rosa 'The Mill On The Floss') is a shrub for borders, cottage gardens, cut flowers, and containers. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full or part sun and loamy or clay soil. The fragrant blooms are pink to lilac with carmine-pink edges and flower in late spring, summer, and autumn, and bees visit them. David C. H. Austin bred it in 2018.
Pairs well with Switchgrass, Ornamental onion, The President clematis, and Royal Purple smoketree.