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• Marilyn (shrub, Fleming, 2003)
• Marilyn O'Connor

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Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  

Medium red Shrub.
Registration name: Marilyn O' Connor,  Marilyn O'Connor
Exhibition name: Marilyn O'Connor

Bred by Joyce L. Fleming (Canada, 2003).
Introduced in Canada by Hortico Inc. in 2006 as 'Marilyn O'Connor'.

Shrub.  

Red.  None to mild fragrance.  Average diameter 2.25".  Medium, semi-double to double, cluster-flowered, in large clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Medium, bushy.  Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  

Height: up to 30" (up to 75cm).  

USDA zone 5b and warmer.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose or garden.  Hardy.  Protect tender new spring growth from hard freezes that may cause canker, die-back and death of the plant. .  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.  Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood..  

Breeder lists parentage as follows:
[Floranje X Breeding Line 83]

Named after Joyce Fleming's sister, originaly named 'Marilyn', renamed on registration.