Austrian Copper

Austrian Copper Rose, Rosa foetida bicolor, covers itself in small brightly colored blooms in the spring before many other roses have started blooming. The single blooms are bright coppery orange inside and gold outside. The foliage is pretty, with 5 to 7 leaflets per leaf. It is a vigorous grower and very winter hardy, and it only taking a couple of years to get 6 or 7 feet high. Austrian Copper Rose has sparse foliage; tolerates poor soil; dislikes being pruned. Suckers cheerfully, if allowed, making it useful for nearly impenetrable hedging. It is the most grown 'species' rose in the world. It is found in home gardens everywhere in the U.S.