Whisper rose
Rosa 'Whisper'
AARS
USDA zones5 to 11
SunHandles full sun to partial sun
Size5.5 feet tall3.5 to 4 feet wide
- Habit
- Upright
- Bloom season
- Spring, summer, autumn
- Bloom color
- White, near white & white blend
- Foliage color
- Dark green
- Soil types
- Loam, clay
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Whisper' rose (Rosa 'Whisper') is a shrub for borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens, and hedges. 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 white blooms are fragrant and open in late spring, summer, and autumn. Bees visit the flowers. Cants of Colchester bred it in 1971.
Pairs well with False indigo, Karl Foerster feather reed grass, and Jackmanii clematis.