Bright, cheerful yellow flowers with an orange eye could be named ‘Big Bird’ after one of our favorite Sesame Street characters. However, the story of its name is equally historically interesting. One of the ‘Ben’ rock roses, which includes Ben Hope, Ben More, Ben Nada, Ben Ledi, Ben Kenobi, and are named after hills in Scotland. These Scot-rock-roses were bred by John Nicoll (1838 – 1926) of Monifieth, in east Scotland, over 100 years ago, and all named for Scottish mountains. In the 1881 British census, he was listed as a Jute weaver in Dundee. He introduced 17 cultivars in total.

Mature size: 8-12 inches T & 12-18 inches W

Minimum temperature: -20 F