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Family: Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ee) (Info) Genus: Rosa (RO-zuh) (Info) Cultivar: Mary Rose Additional cultivar information: (aka AUSmary) Hybridized by Austin; Year of Registration or Introduction: 1983
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F)
Bloom Color: Medium pink (mp) Deep pink (dp)
Bloom Shape: Double
Flower Fragrance: Slightly Fragrant Very Fragrant
Bloom Time: Blooms repeatedly
Habit: Shrub
Patent Information: Non-patented
Other Details: Resistant to black spot Resistant to mildew Resistant to rust Stems are moderately thorny
Pruning Instructions: Blooms on new wood; prune early to promote new growth
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
Propagation Methods: From softwood cuttings From semi-hardwood cuttings From hardwood cuttings By grafting By budding
On Oct 10, 2010, roseaholic from Williford, AR wrote:
I love my Mary Rose!!! I've only had her for 4 months, & she is already 5 1/2' tall!!! WOW!!! Not too crazy about her fragrance, but she is a beauty & a super fast grower, so I'll be keeping her around as long as she lives! Might even try to root some cuttings in a few weeks, so I can have another bush or two next year! :)
On Apr 21, 2009, zhenya from Los Lunas, NM (Zone 6b) wrote:
Probably one of the nicest and most unusual medium pinks that I have seen in a rose. A lovely ladylike scent of honey and almonds, too. Just a perfect pink, to me.
On Nov 14, 2008, Joan from Belfield, ND (Zone 4a) wrote:
According to David Austin's 2009 Handbook of Roses, they named this rose after Henry VIII's flagship that was recovered from the sea after more than 400 years.
On May 31, 2008, bungalow1056 from Winston-Salem, NC (Zone 7b) wrote:
It is extremely fragrant. Mine is only in its second season and it's shooting up like crazy. The blooms are the richest pastel pink, thick with petals. The fragrance is a sweet, classic tea.
A great garden rose, cold hardy, vigorous, fragrant and attractive. I cover the base in winter with leaves, but the upper branches stay alive as well here in the Chicago area. There's some blackspot, and I spray with Funginex, and Japanese beetles do bother the flowers.
This is the easiest rose I've found to reproduce from cuttings. Just stick them into the ground with a little rooting powder in September, give some winter protection.
On Jul 25, 2004, evanpowens from Princeton Junction, NJ (Zone 6b) wrote:
I grew David Austin's rose 'Mary Rose' in the Chicago suburbs (zone 5). I had no trouble with cold-hardiness at all. A beautiful rose; not good for cutting but lovely as a shrub.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Phoenix, Arizona (2 reports) Williford, Arkansas San Jose, California Marietta, Georgia Elmhurst, Illinois Flossmoor, Illinois Hampton, Illinois Lombard, Illinois Palmyra, Illinois Washington, Illinois Macy, Indiana Coushatta, Louisiana Alfred, Maine Litchfield, Maine Beverly, Massachusetts Upton, Massachusetts El Cerro-monterey Park, New Mexico Bellmore, New York East Bend, North Carolina Winston-salem, North Carolina Norman, Oklahoma Arecibo, Puerto Rico North Augusta, South Carolina Oakland, South Carolina Knoxville, Tennessee Chelan, Washington Vancouver, Washington
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