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I’ve had this rose bush for two years now. It’s absolutely amazing. It’s growing in partial shade and has gotten to a nice size-about 3’ tall and 3.5’ wide. It’s very healthy, and blooms frequently. It really covers itself with blooms, and the flushes last a long time. It almost looks like a hydrangea when it’s in peak bloom, just from the sheer number of flowers. The pollinators love it, too. The shrub is very well-branched and has a nice rounded shape. It seems perfectly happy in my dense, somewhat alkaline clay (even without the dark, glossy leaves I usually look for), and doesn’t seem to mind when conditions are especially wet or rainy. Overall, this rose seems to require very little care and earns its spot in my garden many times over. Zone 7b, NJ.
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I’ve had this rose bush for two years now. It’s absolutely amazing. It’s growing in partial shade and has gotten to a nice size-about 3’ tall and 3.5’ wide. It’s very healthy, and blooms frequently. It really covers itself with blooms, and the flushes last a long time. It almost looks like a hydrangea when it’s in peak bloom, just from the sheer number of flowers. The pollinators love it, too. The shrub is very well-branched and has a nice rounded shape. It seems perfectly happy in my dense, somewhat alkaline clay (even without the dark, glossy leaves I usually look for), and doesn’t seem to mind when conditions are especially wet or rainy. Overall, this rose seems to require very little care and earns its spot in my garden many times over. Zone 7b, NJ.
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I have a Mary Rose that did not fare well the last couple years and I realize it was in probably too shady of a spot. I’m thinking about moving it to a sunnier spot, but the drainage is a little slow in that area. It does drain but it drains a little slow. Anybody have experience with planting Mary in such circumstances?
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Hi, I only just planted it this past spring, but Mary Rose is doing very well in a very sunny spot in my slow-draining clay soil. I’m in zone 7b NJ.
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This little rose really lights up my partial-shade front flower bed. I love the mottling on the petals, which didn’t show up until the second year. This rose is relatively blackspot-resistant, and the Japanese Beetles and thrips pretty much ignore it. The bees adore it, though. It flowers often, and the flowers last a bit. I haven’t seen any hips yet.
I live in NJ, humid zone 7b, and garden in slightly alkaline clay.
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