Rosa 'Mrs Oakley Fisher'
(Rose 'Mrs Oakley Fisher')

Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Origin - Raised in England
Discovered By - Raised by Cant Roses
Year of Introduction - 1921
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - 1.2m or more
Width - 1m
Location - The House Border

Description: A Hybrid Tea rose with an upright, bushy habit. Glossy dark green, pinnate leaves have ovate to Elliptic leaflets. The new growth emerges deep red. Single, bowl-shaped flowers open bright apricot orange and fade to a paler shade with age. The flowers are paler at the centre, nearly white, and each Bloom has a showy crown of red stamens. The flowers are fragrant and produced in clusters, repeatedly, from early summer into late autumn. Excellent for use as cut flowers.

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Flower:

Single, bowl-shaped flowers open apricot orange and fade to a paler shade with age. The flowers are pale yellow to white at the centre and each bloom has a prominent central cluster of red stamens. The flowers are fragrant and produced, repeatedly, in clusters from June into November.

Flower colour: Orange

Flower shape: Single, bowl-shaped flowers in clusters

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

Foliage:

Glossy dark green, pinnate leaves have ovate to Elliptic leaflets. The new growth emerges deep red when young and slowly matures to deep green. The leaves are Alternately arranged on prickly, upright stems.

Foliage Senescence: Deciduous

Foliage Shape: Pinnate with ovate to elliptic leaflets

Propagation:

Cuttings, grafting.

Cultivation:

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