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'MACstra' rose Description
'Mary Sumner' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Graeme Bryant
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
4 favorite votes.  
ARS:
Orange or orange-red Floribunda.
Registration name: MACstra
Exhibition name: Mary Sumner
Origin:
Bred by Samuel Darragh (1932-2019) McGredy IV (before 1971).
Introduced in New Zealand by McGredy Roses International (New Zealand) as 'Mary Sumner'.
Class:
Floribunda, Shrub.  
Bloom:
Orange or orange-red.  Salmon-orange. Copper-vermilion.  Mild fragrance.  15 to 23 petals.  Average diameter 3".  In small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Tall, spreading, upright.  Glossy foliage.  

Height: 5' to 5½' (150 to 165cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 6b and warmer.  Very vigorous.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  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.  
Breeder's notes:
Mary Sumner - Macstra. Nicknamed Strathdee. For the Women's Institute?
Patents:
Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).
Notes:
Named to commemorate Mary Sumner (1828 – 1921), the founder of the Mothers' Union, a worldwide Anglican women's organisation.

According to the New Zealand Plant Variety Rights (PVR) web page, application for a PVR Grant for this rose was made in 1976 and granted in 1977 (PVR Grant No. 11). This PVR Grant was surrendered in 1982.

The Little Darling x Goldilocks in the pollen parent was possibly Morey's 1960 'Never' which was (Little Darling x Goldilocks). Verification is needed.
 
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