Other Names:  Red Ballerina, Red Yesterday

Group/Class:  Shrub Rose

Description:

A popular and reliable rose, absolutely covered in masses of medium-sized wine red flowers with prominent white center; all roses need full sun and well-drained soil

Ornamental Features

Marjorie Fair Rose is blanketed in stunning dark red flowers with white centers at the ends of the branches from late spring to late summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has green deciduous foliage. The glossy oval compound leaves turn yellow in fall. The fruits are showy red hips displayed from early to late fall.

Landscape Attributes

Marjorie Fair Rose is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a more or less rounded form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

This is a high maintenance shrub that will require regular care and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

• Disease
• Spiny

Marjorie Fair Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Mass Planting
• Hedges/Screening
• General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Marjorie Fair Rose will grow to be about 3 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 20 years.

This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.