Rose 'Mary Rose'

Rosa

How to grow Rose 'Mary Rose'

  • Partial Sun

  • Medium

Keep weed free and add well rotted manure or blood fish and bone in very early spring and mid summer
Mary Rose is considered a reliable, easy, and free flowering

Mary Rose likes a position of partial sun and remember to water moderately. Mary Rose is generally regarded as a hardy plant, so this plant will survive close to or on freezing temperatures. Mary Rose needs a loamy soil with a ph of 5.5 to 6.5 (weakly acidic soil).

Growing Mary Rose from seed

‘Mary Rose’ is a hybrid rose and will not grow true to type from seed.

Transplanting Mary Rose

Dig the hole in a sunny spot, that is wide enough to take the roots and deep enough to cover the graft by about 5cm. Back fill with the addition of well rotted manure or blood fish and bone. Firm in and water
Also fine on clay

Mary Rose is hardy, so ensure you wait until all danger of frost has passed in your area before considering planting outside.

Harvesting Mary Rose

Rose Mary Rose Etymology

Named after the flagship of Henry VIII which was raised from the Solent River 400 years after it sank. 2

Registration/Code name: AUSmary

Footnotes

1 HelpMeFind entry for ‘Mary Rose’ rose

2 “Botanica’s Roses”