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'Mortimer Sackler' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Marina's Garden. Crawfordville, FL
HMF Ratings:
31 favorite votes. Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Light pink Shrub. Registration name: AUSortsExhibition name: Mortimer Sackler
Class:
Climber. (Series: English Rose Collection)
Bloom:
Light pink. Moderate fragrance. 41 petals. Average diameter 2.75". Large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Tall, few or no prickles/thorns, spreading, upright, well-branched. Small, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.
Height: 5' to 12' (150 to 365cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower, garden, landscape or shrub. Very vigorous. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Climbing rose up to 12 feet and can be used all so as a shrub of 5-6 feet. Dedicated to Mortimer David Sackler (December 7, 1916 New York City - March 24, 2010 Gstaad, Switzerland), American-born British psychiatrist and pharmaceuticals entrepreneur Renamed by David Austin Roses in 2022 as 'Mary Delany' (née Granville) (May 14, 1700 Coulston - April 15, 1788 Windsor), British artist famous for her paper-cut plant drawings.
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