The Fairy

Itroduced by J.A. Bentall in 1932

  • Crown hardy to zone 4b - Cross of Paul Crampel X Lady Grey
  • Flowers: Medium pink fading to soft pink
  • Size: Grows 2.5' tall by 3' wide
  • Fragrance: very little fragrance.

    • The blooms of The Fairy are small 1",pink, double blooms held in large clusters.The roses open at differnt times so you'll get within a cluster several shades of pink.
    Some place this rose in both the polyantha and Patio rose catagory. We tend to think it a shrub rose. This rose is used alot for breeding hardy shrub roses. The Fairy repeats bloom but you can increase this by regular deadheading and minimun prunning. It blooms rather late into the fall which can make for winterkill the next spring.
    Very floriferous rose that keeps an upright, arching habit. ONly grows 2.5' tall and 3' wide. Very thorny canes make prunning her extremely hazzardous. Shiny, deep green foliage adds much charm to the bush. In zones 4 to 5a this rose can die back to the ground so own root plants are more bennificial.
    In late fall mounding with earth will help the amount of winterkill substaintally. A wonderfull shrub rose that has been around for some time and has stood the test of time. Every garden should have one.
    We supply her on "own root" & budded/grafted. $12.00 ea.