'The Fairy' Rose

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'The Fairy' rose Description

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Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Fairy (polyantha, Bentall 1932)
• Feerie (polyantha, Bentall, 1932)
• Féérie (polyantha, Bentall 1932)
• Perle Rose

HMF Ratings:

24 favorite votes.
GOOD+ overall member rating.

ARS:

Light pink Polyantha.
Exhibition name: The Fairy

Origin:

Bred by Bentall (1932) United Kingdom.
Introduced in United States (1941) by Conard-Pyle (Star Roses).

Class:

Polyantha. Earth Kind ™.

Bloom:

Pink, summer heat can turn the flowers almost white.. Mild, apple fragrance. 25 petals. Average diameter 1.5". Small, double (17-25 petals) bloom form. Continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.

Habit:

Arching, compact. Glossy, dark green foliage.
Height of 2' to 4' (60 to 120 cm). Width of 2' to 4' (60 to 120 cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b through 9b. Used for container rose, ground cover or hedge. Hardy. shade tolerant. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Ploidy:

Diploid

Parentage:

Paul Crampel × Lady Gay (hybrid wichurana, Walsh, 1905)

Notes:

In his garden in Norfolk, Robert Wharton, of Whartons Nurseries Ltd., reports the best rose varieties in his garden are: 'Flower Carpet Pink', 'Flower Carpet Sunshine', 'Flower Carpet White', 'The Fairy', 'Arthur Bell', 'Bonica', 'Ballerina' and 'Jacques Cartier'.
Different parentages are given, see References.
One of the Roses that "passed the test" in Longwood Garden's Ten-Year Rose Trials.