This Is The Day rose
Rosa 'This Is The Day'
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USDA zones5 to 10
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
Size2 to 2.5 feet tall
- Habit
- Bushy
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- Russet
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'This Is The Day' rose (Rosa 'This Is The Day') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, containers, and cottage gardens. It is hardy to USDA zone 5, or down to -20°F (-29°C). This plant likes full sun and loamy or clay soil. Russet blooms open in late spring, early to late summer, and early autumn. Bees visit the flowers. James A. Sproul bred it in 2003.
Pairs well with Blue star, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Blue-eyed grass.