Cold hardiness & minimum temperature

Is Angel Face Rose (Rosa 'Angel Face')cold hardy? Hardiness zone & min temp

Also called Angel Face, Lavender Floribunda Angel Face.

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About Angel Face Rose

Rosa 'Angel Face' · also called Angel Face, Lavender Floribunda Angel Face · flowering

Angel Face is an award-winning floribunda famous for ruffled, deep lavender-mauve double blooms and a strong, sweet citrus-rose fragrance. It flowers in clusters from early summer to frost on bronze-tinged young foliage. Compact and bushy, it is a favourite for scent and cutting. Roses are pet-safe, so it suits gardens shared with cats and dogs.

Cold limit: USDA 6-9 (garden-hardy; protect in zone 6) · RHS H5 (15-26°C)

Watch for — Winter dieback: Less cold-hardy than red floribundas; mound mulch over the base in zone 6 and prune out dead wood in spring.

What angel face rose's hardiness rating actually means

Yes — angel face rose is genuinely cold hardy. Rated RHS H5 and USDA 6-9 (garden-hardy; protect in zone 6), it lives outdoors all year and needs winter cold rather than protection from it. Its RHS rating of H5 means: Hardy in most of the UK and in cold winters. On the US scale that maps to USDA 6-9 (garden-hardy; protect in zone 6) — the zones where it can be left outdoors year-round.

New to these scales? The USDA hardiness zone map explained covers how the zone numbers work, and you can find your own zone with the zone finder.

Minimum temperature — and what happens below it

Minimum survivable temperature is roughly about −15 to −10 °C. Angel Face Rose is built for winter — once established it takes hard frost and snow in its stride.

Concretely, for angel face rose as it gets too cold:

It tolerates winter lows to about −15 to −10 °C once established.
Below its rated zone, the visible damage is browned or blackened top growth and, in the worst case, a killed crown or root.
First-year, newly planted, or container-grown specimens are noticeably less hardy than established garden plants — the roots are exposed.

Can angel face rose go outside or overwinter — and where?

Plant it out within USDA 6-9 (garden-hardy; protect in zone 6) and it overwinters with little or no help.
It does not want to come indoors — a warm winter room actually weakens a hardy plant by denying it dormancy.
The real risks in its range are waterlogging, wind-rock on young plants, and a late hard frost on new growth — not ordinary winter cold.

Work back from your local frost dates with the frost-date calculator: the last spring frost and first autumn frost are what really decide when angel face rose can be outside. US growers can check USDA zones; UK growers should use the RHS hardiness ratings, which match the H5 figure above.

Angel Face Rose hardiness — frequently asked questions

Is angel face rose cold hardy?

Yes — angel face rose is genuinely cold hardy. Rated RHS H5 and USDA 6-9 (garden-hardy; protect in zone 6), it lives outdoors all year and needs winter cold rather than protection from it. An outdoor plant. Angel Face Rose is hardy across USDA 6-9 (garden-hardy; protect in zone 6); it belongs in the ground or a frost-proof container, not on a windowsill, and many types actively need a cold winter to perform.

What is the minimum temperature angel face rose can survive?

Minimum survivable temperature is roughly about −15 to −10 °C. Angel Face Rose is built for winter — once established it takes hard frost and snow in its stride.

What hardiness zone is angel face rose?

Angel Face Rose is rated USDA 6-9 (garden-hardy; protect in zone 6) and RHS H5 — Hardy in most of the UK and in cold winters.

Can angel face rose survive winter outside?

Plant it out within USDA 6-9 (garden-hardy; protect in zone 6) and it overwinters with little or no help. It does not want to come indoors — a warm winter room actually weakens a hardy plant by denying it dormancy. The real risks in its range are waterlogging, wind-rock on young plants, and a late hard frost on new growth — not ordinary winter cold.

What happens to angel face rose below its minimum temperature?

It tolerates winter lows to about −15 to −10 °C once established. Below its rated zone, the visible damage is browned or blackened top growth and, in the worst case, a killed crown or root. First-year, newly planted, or container-grown specimens are noticeably less hardy than established garden plants — the roots are exposed.