A Rose Called ‘Mary Rose’
One of the all time great rose plants is the Mary Rose, a wonderful long flowering pink rose bush with a good strong fragrance as well.
A lot of discussion about the name, however it was named after the Henry VIIIs flagship of the same name. So some 400 years after the lose of the ship we have a rose to mark its memory.
A rose called ‘Mary Rose’ is sometimes a little difficult to find, it is of course a famous rose bush and a David Austin favourite. Grown widely in Australia and well known in the UK.
Early flowering with fully double pink flowers the ‘Mary Rose’ rose is named after the ship and is also responsible for two well known ‘sports’, being Winchester Cathedral Rose and ‘Redoute’.
Reaching around 1.2m -1.5m in height this is a very reliable rose for Australian conditions.
How To Grow the Mary Rose – Basic Care.
Mary Rose is an early flowering rose, repeat flowering as well, prune in mid winter .
- Choose a position in Full Sun
- A well drained humus rich soil is best.
- Plant and Water In with a liquid seaweed fertiliser.
- Mulch around the plant to maintian moisture and moderate soil temperature.
- Fertilise in spring with a specilaist rose fertiliser.
Try a little ‘Dynamic lifter’ for great growth. If you are are planting a standard type use a stake to maintain good upright growth.
Garden and Landscaping Uses
Being a reliable free flowering rose Davis Austins ‘Mary Rose’ is a versatile performer.
- Use it in the garden border amongst other plants.
- Grow it as a flowering hedge.
- Grow it in a container on a patio, balcony or in a courtyard.
- Place it where the fragrance best described as sweet with a touch of almond, can be appreciated.