Polyantha Rose, Shrub Rose, Earth Kind™ 'The Fairy'

On Jun 15, 2016, kirklandgal from Kirkland, WA wrote:

My first experience with a 'Fairy' rose. Helping with restoring a perennial garden, I discovered this rose with all canes lying down on other plants. Attached the canes to a trellis - and fell in love with the rose during the process. Only the next day did I learn about the"Fairy' rose. This rose had not been cared for in about a year or more, yet not a spec of black spot, mildew - nothing, nada (check out the photo added to the gallery by KirklandGal) A testament to its tolerance of Seattle area weather, I have just the spot in my yard where one of these is going to take up residence as soon as I can find one to purchase locally. Oh, and the cut blossoms? I had lots of 'leftovers' from pruning and tying to the trellis. They had laid on the ground for more than 2 hours. Took them home, tri... read moremmed and in vases- and they are thriving. Not one bit of droopiness. Amazing rose.

On Mar 28, 2013, AmyInNH from Brookline, NH wrote:

Love, love, love these. I have acidic, sandy soil with 12 or more hours of sun. Put these in the front yard (no shade), planted with Espoma BioTone to get them off and running and they've been blooming their little guts out. Fabulous!

On Jan 4, 2012, shopshops from Joshua, TX wrote:

I have to agree with the other posts on here that this is one fantastic rose. It spreads beautifully!. Bought mine as a bare root plant from a bargain online nursery. It is now three years old and thrives beautifully here in drought stricken north Texas.
Blooms turn white in the Texas heat, but the pink colour is present in spring and fall. I have seen this plant bloom in early winter. Gorgeous foliage. Mine grows near to my garden hose, so it is often wet. In three years since planting have had no problems with blackspot. I do not spray any of my roses. A great plant for a busy mom or retiree . Very hassle free. Would look perfect lining a drive way or in a cottage garden.

On Sep 20, 2010, anelson77 from Seattle, WA wrote:

Here in Seattle this rose will naturalize, tolerating complete neglect, and part shade, with no diseases. It will flower continuously from June until frost. Give it room.

On May 18, 2009, SW_gardener from (Zone 6a) wrote:

I love this rose! First year I got it, it came in a peat pot which it flowered in almost all summer (see photo)! Afterwards I planted in part shade since my garden was seriously lacking in full sun. However we recently moved and I brought it with me and it has taken off this year being its first spring in full glorious sun! It's making tons of new canes and I can't wait to see it bloom again!

On Mar 2, 2009, billy13 from Houston, TX (Zone 9a) wrote:

Profuse full light pink blooms all over plant most of the year in zone 9a. Very hardy and thorny. I have never seen a better producer. Watch for black spot.

On Mar 10, 2007, terrybizz from Gillett, PA wrote:

I grew this rose for years at the Jersey Shore. I had a group of 8 that lined a sandy bank as a ground cover. The soil was poor, but they bloomed their heads off, anyway. I now live in farm country in the mountains of Pennsylvania. I plan on planting a group this spring here, too.Far colder here. I'm hoping it does as well.. Terry

On Jan 2, 2007, mairenn from Monroe, GA wrote:

I am nursing two in black pots on my front porch, facing southwest, so they get plenty of heat but not as much sun as they would like, and probably not enough air circulation. They are tougher than nails; I forget to water, they defoliate and then start over. They just keep getting bigger, and they bloom pretty much constantly whenever I am remembering to water. The blooms are white all summer, pink in spring and fall.

I do have major trouble with powdery mildew, though! Anybody else see this in The Fairy?

Waiting to see if they will stop getting sick when I put them in the ground in full sun.

On Jan 28, 2006, Gabrielle from (Zone 5a) wrote:

A neighbor had this and did not want it any more, so gave it to me. It was large and needed pruning to get the dead out. I just cut it all the way back, planted and watered it, and by spring (he gave it to me in late summer/early fall) it was growing and blooming. The blooms tend to take on a faded look quickly in hot weather. It does much better with cooler temperatures.

On May 21, 2005, Ladyfern from Jeffersonville, IN (Zone 6a) wrote:

This is certainly a lovely rose, but it is much more vigorous than I'd anticipated. It has sent out long canes that root wherever they touch the ground. In one year it has spread 6' in all directions! I love the flowers and the disease resistance, but will have to find a different place for it--a bed it is free to take over. When I pruned it back this morning, I dug up and potted 18 rooted sections. Anybody want a plant?!

On Jun 19, 2003, carolann from Auburn, NH wrote:

Fantastic rose bush - hard to find roses that do well here in z5. This one is exceptional. We have several bushes planted strategically in sunny spots in our yard, and they never cease to amaze us. Lovely baby pink blooms, reminds me of Cape Cod summers.

On Jan 10, 2003, Kathkc from East Falmouth, MA (Zone 7a) wrote:

You can always count on the Fairy to be in bloom. I use organic methods and never have had a problem with black spot, but I have had to hand pick those pesky Japanes Beetles from the flowers.

On May 3, 2002, WingedJewel wrote:

Grown in full sun has gotten taller than my chain link fence. Puts on a wonderful display of flowers in the spring. It is a rose I would recommend to someone who wants roses without having to continuously spray for diseases.