Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Medium pink
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 4-5 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Mild
Misc: Shade tolerant
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, 1983
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 4 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Plant Height: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Wife of Bath x The Miller
Child plants: 14 child plants

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Mary Rose'
  • 'AUSmary'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Pennsylvania
Date: 2020-06-11
Rosa 'Mary Rose'
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2018-09-13
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-12-27
A last bloom of Mary Rose growing from a tree standard in late De

Date: 2017-06-04
Location: Balboa Park, San Diego 
Date: 2018-08-05
Location: Balboa Park, San Diego
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Uploaded by Orsola
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2018-06-18
Location: My Gardens
Date: August 6, 2013
An Excellent Rose
Location: Balboa Park, San Diego 
Date: 2018-08-05
Location: In my garden
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-09
Location: Jones OK,
Date: April 2015
Mary Rose
Uploaded by Orsola
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-10-17
Mary Rose
Uploaded by zuzu
Location: Coastal San Diego County
Uploaded by tabby
Location: My Gardens
Date: July 24, 2014
Close Up View
Uploaded by Mike

Date: 2017-06-04
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2015-04-29
Location: My Gardens
Date: June 6, 2013
Very Dependable & Tough Plant
Uploaded by zuzu
Location: Dean Bond Rose Garden, Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-06-02
Location: In Zuzu's garden
Date: 2013-04-25

At Alnwick Garden
Uploaded by kniphofia
Uploaded by kbw664
Location: My Gardens
Date: June 6, 2013
One Of The Best Landscape Roses In My Gardens
Location: In Zuzu's garden
Date: 2013-04-25
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Uploaded by zuzu
Uploaded by zuzu
Uploaded by zuzu
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-07-18
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2011-04-26
Location: Tabby's Garden
Date: 2012-05-17
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2009-06-14
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2009-06-07
Uploaded by Tex68
Uploaded by zuzu
Uploaded by Tex68
Location: Rose Garden Center, Tyler, Texas
Date: 2014-05-03
Uploaded by zuzu
Location: In Zuzu's garden
Date: 2013-04-25
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-05-28
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-05-28
Location: Barnes Arboretum, Merion, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-06-09
Location: Barnes Arboretum, Merion, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-06-09
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Uploaded by zuzu
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Location: Coastal San Diego County

Date: 2013-03-16
Photo courtesy of: Captain-tucker

Photo courtesy of: Fir0002 Flagstaffotos

Date: 2014-06-23
Photo courtesy of: Nadiatalent

Date: 2010-06-13
Photo courtesy of: Yoko Nekonomania

Date: 2010-06-07
Photo courtesy of: Yoko Nekonomania

Date: 2010-06-07
Photo courtesy of: Yoko Nekonomania
Uploaded by tabby
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2009-04-22
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2010-06-30
Comments:
  • Posted by carlysuko (Oceanside, California. Sunset zone 24 - Zone 10a) on Sep 21, 2018 12:07 PM concerning plant:
    This is a DA rose that seems to do very well here in my zone 10a climate. Very floriferous with huge petal packed blooms. A great re-bloomer as well. I don't grow it yet but I see it often at the Inez Grant Rose Gardens and it always looks outstanding!

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