Scientific Name:
Rosa
'The Fairy'
Pronunciation:
ROE-zuh
Common Name:
polyantha rose
Family Name:
Rosaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Dwarf rose <1m tall; flowers cymose, abundant, pink, about 2.5cm wide.
Habit:
Arching, Dense, Upright
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
0.6 - 1.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin (hybrid tea rose crossed with a polyantha rose: R. ‘Paul Crampel’ x R. ‘Lady Gay’, the latter being derived from R. chinensis x R. multiflora )
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Landscape Uses:
Attract butterflies, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Compound
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Shapes:
Elliptic, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
11+
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Perigynous
Colour (petals):
Showy, Pink
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Many simple pistils
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Achene
Fruit Colour:
Red
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Showy, Accessory tissue, Fruit type is commonly referred to as a rose 'hip'.
Bark or Stem Colour:
Organ Modifications:
Prickles, Stipule, leafy
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids or adelgids, Mites (Disease resistant)
