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Rosa - 'Mary Rose' (English Rose)

Type Shrub (Multi-stemmed Plant), Deciduous, Flowering
Form Rounded Multi-Stemmed Bush
Size Medium Border Plant (50-180cm height)
Colours Dark pink Flowers (Summer), Medium green Foliage
Care Some Maintenance Required - Tough Plant
Hardiness Very hardy
Growth Fast Growing Plant
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Rosa - Cultivation Notes

Roses prefer a spot in full sun for maximum flower production and prefer a well drained garden soil that is neither excessively chalky or clayey. Avoid planting in really hot dry or exposed spots. Prune in winter according to variety and mulch every few years and feed in spring with a granular feed.


Strengths, Weaknesses & Design Usage


Strengths of Rosa:

  • Scented blossom
  • Spiney growth can deter unwanted visitors!
  • All round tough plant suitable for problem areas
  • Fruit / berry producing
  • Tolerates cold exposed locations
  • Tolerates heavy clay soils

Weaknesses of Rosa

  • Spiney plant - can scratch young children and gardeners!
  • Does not tolerate very dry or very wet soils

Design & Plant Use for Rosa:

  • Ideal flowering shrub for problem clay soils
If you like this plant you may also be interested in these:
plants with scented blossom
plants with fruit or berries
plants for heavy clay soils

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View other shrubs with dark pink flowers, or shrubs with medium green foliage


Common Missspellings: Roser, Rosea, Rossa, Rosser, Rosser

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