A good hardy rose, only needing minimum pruning after our zone 4 winters, which kills back most roses to the ground. I love the large, cu...Read Morep-shaped pendulous blossoms... pictures of it's slight weeping habit are what drew me to it in the first place.
This is a wonderful shrub rose. It survives NE Wisconsin winters (Zone 5). The first big flush will leave the bush covered with up to 1...Read More00 hybrid-tea-type red blooms. This first bloom is on old wood; thereafter it will bloom largely on new wood for the rest of the year.
The flowers themselves tend to hang down on short stems. This does not keep me from using them as cut flowers, because Cuthbert Grant is generally the first rose to bloom in my garden every year, and I as I am eager to make some bouquets as soon as possible, I use this rose for those first bouquets. The rich red fades towards purple after a day or two, and the blooms are not long-lasting. The fragrance is mild, but at least it is a true "rose" scent.
The catalog where I bought this rose said it would make a 3-foot bush; my two Cuthbert Grants grow over six feet tall.
A good hardy rose, only needing minimum pruning after our zone 4 winters, which kills back most roses to the ground. I love the large, cu...Read More
This is a wonderful shrub rose. It survives NE Wisconsin winters (Zone 5). The first big flush will leave the bush covered with up to 1...Read More
Canadian-bred Parkland series rose.