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Rosa 'Magna Charta'
(Rose 'Magna Charta')

Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Hybrid Parents - A sport of Rosa 'Madame Gabriel Luizet'
Origin - Raised in Britain
Discovered By - Raised by William Paul, rose breeder
Year of Introduction - 1876
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 1m or more
Width - 1m or more

Description: A Hybrid Perpetual rose with a bushy, upright habit. Mid to dark green, pinnate leaves have ovate to oval leaflets with finely toothed margins. Fully double, rounded-rose flowers open cerise pink and fade to rose pink with age. The Blooms are highly scented and produced in clusters, repeatedly, from early summer into late autumn. Excellent for use as cut flowers.

Flower:

Fully double, rounded rose flowers open deep cerise pink and fade to rose pink with age. The flowers are highly fragrant and produced in clusters, repeatedly, from June into November.

Flower colour: Pink

Flower shape: Rounded-rose flowers in clusters

Flowering time: June, July, August, September, October, November

Foliage:

Mid to dark green, pinnate leaves have ovate to oval leaflets with serrate margins. The leaves are Alternately arranged on upright, prickly stems.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Pinnate with ovate to oval leaflets

Propagation:

Cuttings, grafting.

Cultivation:

Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.