Mermaid Rose

Mermaid

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Common Name: 'Mermaid'
Class/Variety: Species - 1918
Habit: Climber
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4
AHS Heat Zone:  
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Water Usage:  Low
Soil Type:  Well-Drained
Height:  20 ft. +
Spread:  5 to 8 ft.
Season of Bloom: Repeat Flowering
Bloom Color: Creamy-Yellow
Fragrance: Yes
Hips: No
Availability: Yes

An extremely vigorous and healthy climbing rose. Very fragrant and very thorny. Plant it where you want it to remain; it is a good choice for covering ugly outbuildings and old trees. Blooms are saucer-sized, five-petal creamy yellow flowers. Grows 20 ft. or more. The dark foliage is glossy and the plant has large, red, hooked thorns.


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