ShrubsJulia Child Rose
Rosa 'Julia Child'
Julia Child Rose (Rosa 'Julia Child') is a medium-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 5-10, that matures to about 3-5 ft × 3-4 ft. It does best in full sun with medium water needs. Expect cream, yellow and orange blooms in spring. It attracts bees and butterflies, stands up well to heat, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 5-10
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 3-5 ft × 3-4 ft
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Bloom color
- Cream, Yellow, Orange, Pink, Purple, Red, Variegated, White
- Bloom season
- Spring
- Attracts
- Bees, Butterflies
- Tough against
- Heat
- Native to
- Temp. & Subtropical Northern Hemisphere (such as Europe & Asia)
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Julia Child Rose is hardy to about -20°F (estimated from USDA zone 5), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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