Rosa 'Mermaid' (Mermaid Rose)


Botanical Information

FamilyRosaceae
GenusRosa
Cultivar'Mermaid'
CategoryWoody
TypeShrub (deciduous), Vine
OriginThe Rosa genus is quite diverse with species native across Asia to Europe.

Details

USDA Hardiness Zone7 - 8
USDA Hardiness Ref.
Canadian Hardiness Zone7b
Canada Hardiness Ref.
RHS Hardiness ZoneH5
RHS Hardiness Ref.
Temperature (°C)-15 to -10
Temperature (°F)5 - 14
Height4 - 8 m
Spread2.5 - 4 m
GrowthFast
Flowering PeriodApril, May, June, July, August

Description and Growing Information

General Description'Mermaid' is a larger climbing cultivar of Rose. Dark green leaves decorate the singular primrose blooms.
ShapeClimbing.
LandscapePlant as a single specimen, container, climber, or wall side borders.
PropagationPropagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn or by chip budding in summer.
CultivationPrefers a moist but well-drained soil. For best flowering apply a balanced fertiliser and mulch in late winter or early spring and a balanced fertiliser again in early summer.
PestsSusceptible to aphids, leafhoppers, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars large rose sawfly and rose leaf-rolling sawfly. Additionally is susceptible to rose black spot, rose rust, replant disease, rose dieback, and rose powdery mildews.
Notable SpecimensSissinghurst Castle Gardens, Cranbrook, Kent, United Kingdom.
HabitatHorticultural origin.

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