Wenlock

Companion Items/
Varieties

 

 'Black Fountain Grass'

Big Red Sage

 

Recommended by the
American Rose Society

 

Common Name: 'Wenlock'
Class/Variety: English Rose - 1984
Habit: Shrub
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5
AHS Heat Zone:  
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Water Usage:  Low
Soil Type:  Well-Drained
Height: 5 feet
Spread: 5 feet
Season of Bloom: Repeat Flowering
Bloom Color: Medium Red
Fragrance: Yes
Hips: Yes
Availability: Yes

 

Wonderfully scented crimson-red fully double flowers fade to cerise. Nice upright shape is suitable for a border or low hedge. Needs a little extra care in cooler regions to keep foliage disease free and healthy. If not deadheaded late in the season, 'Wenlock' will produce a large crop of round red hips in the fall. This variety is named for a limestone ridge in Shropshire, Wenlock Edge, which is mentioned in "The Welsh Marches", a poem by A.E. Housman.


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