Rosa 'Meg'
(Rose 'Meg')

Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Hybrid Parents - Rosa 'Paul's Lemon Pillar' x Rosa 'Mme Butterfly'
Origin - Raised in England
Discovered By - Bred by Dr A Gosset, an amateur rose breeder, and introduced by Harkness Roses
Year of Introduction - 1954
Season of Interest - Summer
Hardiness - H5
Height - 3m or more
Width - 1.5m or more
Location - The Cloister Garden

Description: A Climbing Hybrid Tea Rose that is excellent for training against walls. Glossy dark green, pinnate leaves have Elliptic to rounded leaflets. Large, semi-double, saucer-shaped flowers open peachy-pink with pale yellow centres and fade to pale pink with age. The outer petals are often a slightly deeper shade of rose pink. At the centre of each Bloom is a crown of showy stamens composed of cherry red filaments and golden Anthers. The flowers are produced in clusters in one strong flush in early summer. Excellent for use as cut flowers.

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Flower:

Large, semi-double, saucer-shaped flowers open peachy-pink with pale yellow centres and fade to pale pink with age. The outer petals are often tinged deeper rose pink. At the centre of each bloom is a cluster of showy stamens composed of red filaments and golden anthers. The flowers are lightly scented and produced in clusters in June. Occasionally flowers are produced again later in the summer. The flowers are followed by large hips that develop from green to orange in the autumn.

Flower colour: Pink

Flower shape: Semi-double, saucer-shaped flowers in clusters

Flowering time: June

Foliage:

Glossy dark green, pinnate leaves have Elliptic to rounded leaflets. The new growth emerges red in spring. The leaves are Alternately arranged on prickly, upright stems.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Pinnate with elliptic to rounded leaflets

Propagation:

Cuttings, grafting.

Cultivation:

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