Scientific Name:
Rosa
Meineble cvs.
Pronunciation:
ROE-zuh
Common Name:
Meidiland carpet rose
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Low growing compact shrub rose with a creeping habit that is often grown as a ground cover; flowers red, pink, or white.
Habit:
Arching
Form:
Irregular
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Origin:
Garden origin (R. 'Sea Foam' x {R. 'Picasso' x R. 'Maceye'})
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 3: (-40 to -34 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Attract beneficial insects, Cut flower or foliage, Mixed shrub border, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Compound Leaf:
Odd-pinnate
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
11+
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White, Pink, Red (Cultivars of these three flower colours were planted in th parking islands in the BCE area. It appears some were transplanted to the LCA and HPZ area.)
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Many simple pistils
Fruit Type:
Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Fruiting Time:
Nov
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Accessory tissue, Fruit type is commonly referred to as a rose 'hip' but a\re not common in most cvs. (usually flower falls off before fruit forms).
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Organ Modifications:
Prickles, Stipule, leafy
Pest Susceptibility:
Thrips (Disease resistant, Drought tolerant)
Course(s):
- HORT 1155
Location(s):
- (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend : red, pink
- (CGW) Community Garden West
- (HPZ) Horticulture PlaZa : pink
- (ONW) Overpass North side West : white
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab