'Autumn Sunset' is a hybrid climbing or shrub rose in the rose family (Rosaceae) and is a sport of 'Westerland' discovered by Malcomb Lowe in 1986 and was released to the United States the following year. This rose will grow 4-12 feet tall and spread 4-5 feet wide. Plant in fertile moist well-drained soil. Pruning can be done in late winter to remove dead and diseased canes and to control size. The double apricot-orange-yellow blend blooms are 2-3 inches across with a strong fruity fragrance. They will repeat bloom in flushes throughout the season. This shrub will bloom the first year and blooms on new and old wood. It will produce rose hips if flowers are not pruned off. The leaves are glossy dark green and stems have prickles. 'Autumn Sunset' was the 2007 Great Plants Picks Winner Use this rose as a climber on any verticle surface or prune as a shrub. It can be used in the cottage or cutting garden. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Good disease resistance. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses. More information on Rosa .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Fills a similar nicheRosa 'Don Juan'Rosa Night Owl™ 'WEKpurosot'Rosa 'Royal Sunset'
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Perennial; Rose
Life cycle
Woody
USDA zones
4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil texture
Clay; High Organic Matter; Loam (Silt); Sand
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist
Available space
6-feet-12 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 5 ft. 0 in. - 12 ft. 0 in. | Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Medium
Canopy layer
6 - Vine (vertical)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Climbing; Erect; Spreading
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Leaf feel
Glossy
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
Bright glossy green foliage.
Flower color
Gold/Yellow; Orange; Pink
Flower value
Fragrant; Showy
Flower shape
Cup
Flower size
3-6 inches
Flower detail
Clusters of large 3-4" double, ruffled blooms, best flower color in cool climates. Its buds are pointed and ovoid. It will flower on new and old wood with 25 petals. Repeated blooms.
Bloom time
Fall; Summer
Fruit type
Pome
Fruit detail
Rose hips will be produced if the flowers are not pruned off.