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; stems with brown prickles ~5mm long that tend to curve downwards; leaves pinnately compound, (3-)5(-7) broadly ovate leaflets, most 1.2-3cm long x 1-2cm wide with the terminal one being the largest, base rounded, apex shortly acuminate, glossy, dark green, margin serrate, stipules with fringed margins fused to the portion of the petiole; cymes of 1-5 flowers each 2-3.5cm wide, many pink petals, unscented, May-Oct.
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:
Well-drained
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, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Shapes:
Elliptic, Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Perigynous
Colour (petals):
Showy, Pink
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Many simple pistils
Fruit Type:
Aggregate fruit, Achene, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Red
Fruiting Time:
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant, Accessory tissue, Fruit type is commonly referred to as a rose 'hip' but are rarely seen in this cv.
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green
Organ Modifications:
Prickles, Stipule (leafy)
Propagation:
Cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Aphids, Beetles or weevils, Diptera - true flies, Leafhopper, Mites, Rust, Stem borer insects (Disease resistant)
