Mermaid Rose
Mermaid Rose
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Rosa x bractaeta ‘Mermaid’
10
–
15 feet
10
–
15 feet
Hybrid. East Asia.
Full Sun
Low
Evergreen
Flowering
About This Plant
Sun; semi-evergreen. A vigorous, climbing antique rose with saucer-sized (5-inch) yellow flowers. It can grow up to 20 feet tall and wide, covering trellises, garden structures and roofs. Without support, it forms a vast, mounding shrub. It blooms continuously throughout the warm season.
‘Mermaid’ was hybridized over a century ago; according to various reviewers it has never been bested. Fiercely thorny, it has been suggested as one of the few truly “deer-resistant” roses, capable of forming an impenetrable hedge barrier.
Maintenance
Prune in early summer after flowering. Remove old, dead yellow or brown canes with loppers; this helps improve air circulation within the bush. Where they extend into pathways or over buildings, canes can be cut back to an outward-facing bud.
Features
Plant Type:
Large Shrub
Size:
10-15' H, 10-15' W
Sunlight Requirements:
Full Sun
Soil Types:
Well drained
Wildlife:
Butterflies
Flower Color:
Yellow
Bloom Time:
March, April, June, July, August, September, October
Freeze Hardy:
Yes
Invasive:
No
Caution:
None
Coupon Eligible:
No
This plant goes well with
Symphyotrichum oblongifolium
Salvia farinacea
Rosmarinus officinalis
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