Rosa
'Mermaid'
Mermaid Rose
| Family |
| Rosaceae |
| Genus |
| Rosa |
| Cultivar |
| 'Mermaid' |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous), Vine |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 7 - 8 |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 7b |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H5 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -15 to -10 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 5 - 14 |
| Height |
| 4 - 8 m |
| Spread |
| 2.5 - 4 m |
| General Description |
| 'Mermaid' is a larger climbing cultivar of Rose. Dark green leaves decorate the singular primrose blooms. |
| Landscape |
| Plant as a single specimen, container, climber, or wall side borders. |
| Cultivation |
| Prefers a moist but well-drained soil. For best flowering apply a balanced fertiliser and mulch in late winter or early spring and a balanced fertiliser again in early summer. |
| Shape |
| Climbing. |
| Growth |
| Fast |
| Pests |
| Susceptible to aphids, leafhoppers, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars large rose sawfly and rose leaf-rolling sawfly. Additionally is susceptible to rose black spot, rose rust, replant disease, rose dieback, and rose powdery mildews. |
| Habitat |
| Horticultural origin. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Sissinghurst Castle Gardens, Cranbrook, Kent, United Kingdom. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn or by chip budding in summer. |