Lyda Rose™

Customer Reviews (21)

Great, easy shrub roseReview by Oregon Girl

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I'll admit, I have a fairly 'black thumb' and don't have much success with plants. Our soil is loaded with clay so it's tough for anything to grow. Our Lyda bushes arrived just as promised. We prepared the planting spot just as instructed on the shipping box. Easy enough. I was skeptical that these bushes would grow and produce flowers. Wow! We expected to not have blooms until next year but both plants had plenty of pretty flowers. Lots of new (tall) growth on them. Now that fall has arrived, I need to try my hand a pruning them for winter.

We have these planted on the north side of our patio so they get very little direct sunlight and still they are doing great! I highly recommend this beautiful, prolific shrub rose. (Posted on 10/9/2018)

Beautiful roseReview by GK

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I wanted a ring of roses around the base of a large Oak Tree. I am in Zone 9 so I looked for roses that could tolerate some shade. They are blooming and looking great. (Posted on 9/19/2018)

For over ten years I have been enjoying Lydas in the Shenandoah Valley and central North Carolina. All do well and are a joy to have in our gardens.Review by Roger

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Lyda Roses are the greatest. We live in zone 7 and even the one planted this past spring which was eaten by a "pesky rabbit" is now in full bloom.
Enjoyed them for over ten years. (Posted on 8/8/2018)

happy bumblebeesReview by homeagainrose

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I'm in Portland,OR and planted two Lydas this spring. One in light shade and one in medium shade. Both plants are growing and healthy, the light shade one is of course ahead of the other. Both plants have blooms and the bumblebees are covering them. Lovely flowers. (Posted on 8/5/2018)

PleasedReview by Norm

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I live in Albuquerque, NM, zone 9, and I ordered two Lyda Roses this spring, 2018. I ordered them because they are said to bloom continuously in shade. I have them on the north wall of our house and they are living up to their reputation, first blooming a few weeks after they arrived. They are now, in July, about 18 inches tall and blooming when other roses are not. This is a terrible year here for roses with viruses, bacteria, and fungus on a vengeance, killing some of my roses, but the Lydas are holding there own and repeatedly producing their delicate clumps of white with a little pink on white blossoms. They are delicate jewels in a terribly hot and dry environment. (Posted on 7/25/2018)

Beautiful, reliable shade rose with a nice fresh scent.Review by Joyce

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Zone 8 (Posted on 7/12/2018)

Fantastic Rose!Review by Kim

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I live in Portland, Oregon and have always loved roses. The yard we have has few really sunny spots for roses, so when I spotted this one and saw that it's shade tolerant I decided to give it a try. It only gets a couple of hours of sunlight and still produces tons of flowers all summer long. A word of warning, make sure to give it lots of space, this thing gets huge! It took a couple of years before I realized how much space it was taking over (it was easily 5-6' wide), this year I cut it way back and let it start over. (Posted on 6/18/2018)

Excellent & Hardy in Zone 8, OregonReview by "This is a required field" but why?

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Zone 8, Oregon (Posted on 5/17/2018)

Gorgeous and easy-keeperReview by Sarah

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I planted 4 of these roses as a border about 8 or 9 years ago in a family-owned house that I was renting. They took off quickly, and bloomed beautifully, with a lovely apple scent. I soon had to move, and another family of renters lived in the house for a few years. These folks neglected everything green on the property, and didn't touch the roses. Fast forward to when my husband and I moved back to the property (now we own it): all the other roses I had planted were toast (to be fair, the rest were grafted hybrid teas that I'd planted before I knew about Heirloom Roses), but the Lyda roses are established and absolutely gorgeous. It takes very little to keep them happy, considering we live with rocky, red clay, mountain top soil, and they are in partial shade. I will be adding to these for all of my borders. Couldn't be happier with them. Hardiness zone right between 6a and 6b. (Posted on 1/22/2018)

Shade Lover...Review by Cindy

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I Love this rose. It took off blooming almost instantly. I have it in a mostly shady part of my yard and I have plenty of bright colorful dainty blooms. It is not as fragrant as I would think an exceptionally fragrant rose should be...however it does have a nice fragrance, just not exceptional as I must search for it...I love to mix these airy roses in with my larger roses to give my bouquets a whimsical, magical, airy fragrance. I must say I have loved my purchases from Heirloom Roses and this is my go to site to make a purchase. Every rose I have purchased has survived and cannot say that about more than a few sites from which I purchase. The only thing I wish is that in the details they would note, blooms on old or new wood or both. I love the news letters that educate us. Because I have killed more roses than I have kept alive. So am very happy with my purchases and that I have purchased them from this store. (Posted on 10/13/2017)

Beautiful, but not thornlessReview by Kathy

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This rose took off beautifully after the first few years, during which time I transplanted from the original spot I had planted it. I trained it into a tree shape because it was so big, with a trunk like a tree. As it got bigger, the thorns also became big. But it attracted some very big bumblebees which were too aggressive, considering that the rose was near our seating area. So, I had to cut it down, Too bad because it was fragrant, hardy and did so well here in Morgan Hill, CA. (Posted on 5/4/2017)

A rose unlike a roseReview by Lynn

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This rose requires little to no maintenance. I recently landscaped a rental property and placed this rose at the entrance. I would go so far as to say this rose alone has increased the property value; and it is never watered or fertilized ( it is planted in deep, super rich composted soil ) I come by and trim it once a year, although in a different setting it may not even require that. The residents tell me it blooms straight through to November frosts. For best color give it some shade. The blossoms are something special. I have not noticed much fragrance. Superb. (Posted on 3/10/2017)

WHITE NOT PINK, but very happy with itReview by Leanne

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I'm growing this in Houston (and the heat does tend to make my plants fade). The blooms are definitely white. Some have the slightest hint of palest pink at the edges, but you'd definitely call them white, not pink.

This rose is growing well under a tree that has a very dense, weeping canopy. It also survived the recent flooding. The previous owners of my house planted a lot of knockout roses. The knockouts do bloom quite well considering they are in shade, but they always look leggy despite constant pruning. So far I haven't noticed this with Lyda. The foliage is quite nice and I'm hoping it will stay dense. It's a cute rose that blooms very well. Just make sure you are happy with a white rose if you live in a hot region. (Posted on 6/17/2016)

Performs as promisedReview by Sarah

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This was one of my 2 first own root roses ordered in Oct. 2014. I planted it (the small banded pot) in a 12 inch pot in a relatively shady location. It did fine--we only had 3 days below 32 here in so. Cal--saw no frost! I transplanted to a 20 in. pot in April as it was beginning to grow and bud. I have one long branch full of beautiful blooms that look just like the pictures and have a lovely light fragrance. It will stay potted for some months until I am able to move where I will be able to establish my roses in a garden inaccessible to my 2 Siberian Huskies and my Siberian, Arctic wolf hybrid. I love them, too! (Posted on 5/8/2015)

Exceptionally vigorousReview by Daria

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I've been buying live plants online for years but never came across one as eager to grow and bloom as this little rose. It had its first bloom opened 13 days after I planted it and now it just keeps going. I keep finding new sets of buds. I'm very happy I decided to buy this simple and adorable beauty, Lyda Rose from Heirloom Roses! (Posted on 4/9/2015)

Great for shadeReview by Jennifer

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I've had this rose for a couple of years now. It is located against the back of my house where it only gets the sun until 11am or so. It blooms well there and gets a lot of comments because it looks so similar to an apple blossom. It has a nice light fragrance and is currently about 4 ft high and 3 ft wide. (Posted on 4/15/2014)

Growing well in the Deep SouthReview by George W.

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I purchased this rose in early May 2012. It has done exceptionally well here in the Memphis, TN area. With the early afternoon shade and some good nutrients, blooms and growth are great. I have not seen any black spot at all. (Posted on 4/3/2014)

Love this roseReview by Rose Addict

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I love this rose. I have two. One growing in a somewhat shaded area and another has 5-6 hours of sun. They bloom all summer, very healthy, and the blooms are beautiful. I'm a fan of simple, single or partly single blooms. People always comment on this rose. (Posted on 12/21/2013)

Great rose for shady areasReview by brekkei

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This rose was recommended for part shade, so I planted this rose by my patio door in a spot that gets about 3-4 hours of sun in the summer and only 1-2 hours of sun in the winter (Austin, TX). Despite the shade, this rose has thrived, blooms continuously all year, and has shown great disease resistance. Its also a great rose to plant near walkways since it has few if any thorns. (Posted on 11/17/2013)

Delicate LovelyReview by Saundra

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Although I was beginning to get discouraged and thought this rose would never bloom; once it got started, it took off! The colors were not as pronounced as in the picture but I actually liked the paler pink edges that I got. This is a real conversation piece for your rose garden! (Posted on 11/7/2013)