Rosa 'Martha'

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A sport of the famous climbing rose 'Zephirine Drouhin', about 2.8m tall, with greyish-green foliage and almost thornless stems. Very fragrant, long flowering, semi-double blooms of palish-pink with a creamy touch at the centre, almost continuously in flower from early summer to autumn, ideal for north-facing shady locations

Scientific classification

Species: Rosa 'Martha' (Rosa 'Martha')
Genus: Rosa
Family: Rosaceae

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Roses
Plant type: 2.5-4 metres
Height: 1.5-2.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Bushy · Climbing
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun · Partial shade
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Distribution of Rosa 'Martha'

Distribution map

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Culture

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Toxicity

Fruit are ornamental - not to be eaten. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of Rosa 'Martha'

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Rosa 'Martha' care guide

Deep watering, allow slight surface drying between waterings
Watering: Full sun · Partial shade
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Watering

Deep watering, allow slight surface drying between waterings

Fertilizing

Rose feed in spring and after each major flush

Pruning

Remove dead or diseased branches, secure useful new stems to supports, and shorten flowered sideshoots by about two-thirds. Carry out routine pruning in winter after flowering has finished.

Propagation

Propagate by hardwood cuttings in autumn, softwood cuttings (under glass) in spring or summer or by chip budding in summer

Growing

Grow in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in full sun or part shade, suited to north-facing locations. Mulch with well-rotted organic matter in late winter or early spring, and for best flowering apply a general rose or shrub fertiliser in early spring and again in early summer. See rose cultivation

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Common pests and diseases

Diseases

May be susceptible to rose black spot, rose rust, replant disease, rose dieback, and rose powdery mildew and sometimes honey fungus. May also be susceptible to disorders rose blindness and flower balling

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, rose leafhopper, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars, large rose sawfly, rose slugworm sawfly and rose leaf-rolling sawfly. Deer and rabbits can cause damage

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