Rosa The Ancient Mariner ('Ausoutcry') (S)
rose The Ancient Mariner
A shrub rose to 1.2m tall, with a bushy almost upright habit and semi-glossy dark green leaves. Bears numerous clusters of large fully double blooms with a moderate myrrh fragrance, mid pink at the centre, paling outwards to the margins and opening to reveal golden stamens, repeating from summer to autumn
Size
Ultimate height
1–1.5 metresTime to ultimate height
2–5 yearsUltimate spread
0.5–1 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Moist but well–drained, Well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Green | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Pink | Green | ||
| Autumn | Pink | |||
| Winter |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
South–facing or East–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H4Botanical details
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Native to the UK
- No
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Habit
- Bushy, Columnar upright
- Potentially harmful
- Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
- Genus
Rosa can be deciduous or semi-evergreen shrubs or scrambling climbers, with usually thorny stems bearing compound pinnate leaves and solitary or clustered flowers. Flowers may be followed by showy red or purple fruits in some varieties.
- Name status
Trade
- Horticultural Group
- Shrub roses are large shrubs with usually thorny stems bearing large leaves and fragrant, single to double flowers in clusters in summer, and usually also in autumn
How to grow
Cultivation
Thrives in full sun in moist but free-draining or free-draining soil, preferably in full sun, but tolerates some hours of shade. Water deeply and regularly, but avoid watering from above. Provide good air circulation and plant in sites that have not previously been used for growing roses. Add mycorrhizal fungi to the roots when planting to help the plant establish quicker.
Propagation
Budding, hardwood cuttings
Suggested planting locations and garden types
- Architectural
- City and courtyard gardens
- Cottage and informal garden
- Patio and container plants
- Flower borders and beds
Pruning
See pruning group 21 (shrub roses)
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids , caterpillars, deer, glasshouse red spider mite, leafhoppers, rabbits, rose leaf-rolling sawfly and scale insects
Diseases
May be susceptible to rose black spot, rose rust, replant disease, rose dieback, and rose powdery mildews. May also be susceptible to disorders rose blindness and flower balling and sometimes honey fungus
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