DESCRIPTION: New introduction from the Canadian Artist Series. Clusters of bright yellow, double blooms repeating all summer. Blooms are highlighted by glossy green foliage. Tolerates a variety of moist, well-drained soils. Disease resistant, specimen or landscape rose. 

BOTANICAL NAME: Rosa x 'Bill Reid' (Canadian Artists Series)
AVERAGE MATURE HEIGHT: 0.9 Meter
AVERAGE MATURE SPREAD: 0.9 Meter
SUN EXPOSURE: Full sun
FLOWER COLOUR: Yellow-peach petals with golden eyes
FLOWERING TIME: Early summer until late summer
FOLIAGE COLOUR: Dark green
COLD HARDINESS: Zone 3 ( Should survive up to -39.9° Celsius )
WATER NEEDS: Average to dry - Prefers well-drained soil
OTHER FEATURES: Attracts Butterflies, Cut Flower, Fragrant

Ornamental Features

Bill Reid Rose features showy clusters of yellow flowers with gold eyes and peach edges at the ends of the branches from late spring to mid fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has dark green foliage throughout the season. The glossy oval compound leaves do not develop any appreciable fall colour. 

Landscape Attributes

Bill Reid Rose is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It is a good choice for attracting bees and butterflies to your yard. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration:

• Spiny

Bill Reid Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications:

• Mass Planting
• Hedges/Screening
• General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Bill Reid Rose will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 24 inches. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.