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Group/Class:  Easy Elegance Rose

Brand:  Easy Elegance

Description:

This exceptional flowering gem is winning over countless gardeners with its ruby red flowers which sport distinctively pink overtones, borne non-stop in abundance throughout the summer on a compact shrub; needs full sun and well-drained soil

Ornamental Features

Mystic Fairy® Rose is clothed in stunning ruby-red flowers with a pink reverse at the ends of the branches from late spring to late summer. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has attractive dark green deciduous foliage which emerges brick red in spring. The glossy oval compound leaves are highly ornamental and turn yellow in fall.

Landscape Attributes

Mystic Fairy® 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 shrub will require occasional maintenance 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;

• Spiny

Mystic Fairy® Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Mass Planting
• Hedges/Screening
• General Garden Use

Planting & Growing

Mystic Fairy® 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.