Cold hardiness & minimum temperature

Is Teasing Georgia Rose (Rosa 'Teasing Georgia')cold hardy? Hardiness zone & min temp

Also called Teasing Georgia, Ausbaker.

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About Teasing Georgia Rose

Rosa 'Teasing Georgia' · also called Teasing Georgia, Ausbaker · flowering

Teasing Georgia (Ausbaker) is a David Austin English rose grown as a tall shrub or climber. Rich yellow, cupped rosette blooms fade gently to soft yellow at the edges and carry a strong tea-rose fragrance. Upright and vigorous to around 3.5m as a climber, it repeat-flowers all season and trains beautifully over walls, arches and pergolas.

Cold limit: USDA 5-10 (hardy shrub/climber) · RHS H6 (-23 to 30°C)

What teasing georgia rose's hardiness rating actually means

Yes — teasing georgia rose is genuinely cold hardy. Rated RHS H6 and USDA 5-10 (hardy shrub/climber), it lives outdoors all year and needs winter cold rather than protection from it. Its RHS rating of H6 means: Hardy throughout the UK and northern Europe. On the US scale that maps to USDA 5-10 (hardy shrub/climber) — 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 −20 to −15 °C. Teasing Georgia Rose is built for winter — once established it takes hard frost and snow in its stride.

Concretely, for teasing georgia rose as it gets too cold:

It tolerates winter lows to about −20 to −15 °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 teasing georgia rose go outside or overwinter — and where?

Plant it out within USDA 5-10 (hardy shrub/climber) 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 teasing georgia rose can be outside. US growers can check USDA zones; UK growers should use the RHS hardiness ratings, which match the H6 figure above.

Teasing Georgia Rose hardiness — frequently asked questions

Is teasing georgia rose cold hardy?

Yes — teasing georgia rose is genuinely cold hardy. Rated RHS H6 and USDA 5-10 (hardy shrub/climber), it lives outdoors all year and needs winter cold rather than protection from it. An outdoor plant. Teasing Georgia Rose is hardy across USDA 5-10 (hardy shrub/climber); 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 teasing georgia rose can survive?

Minimum survivable temperature is roughly about −20 to −15 °C. Teasing Georgia Rose is built for winter — once established it takes hard frost and snow in its stride.

What hardiness zone is teasing georgia rose?

Teasing Georgia Rose is rated USDA 5-10 (hardy shrub/climber) and RHS H6 — Hardy throughout the UK and northern Europe.

Can teasing georgia rose survive winter outside?

Plant it out within USDA 5-10 (hardy shrub/climber) 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 teasing georgia rose below its minimum temperature?

It tolerates winter lows to about −20 to −15 °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.