Bracteata Hybrid
R. Bracteata X Tea
A famous rose for its big, Sulphur yellow Single blooms with golden stamen. They stand in clusters and have a moderate smell. The rose starts blooming a bit late but continues non stop till November. In mild climates she can reach 800 cm or 24 feet and more. Mermaid isn't fully hardy in many areas. Zone 7b to 11b. I've had Mermaid for years at my parents house. She's completely disease resistant and can take frost up to - 12 degrees Celsius but lower will damage her. She usually recovers but we had two severe winters with temp as low as - 18 Celsius and after 7 years being with us she died. In Western Europe and the Southern USA or California she will grow very beautiful and bloom non stop. Just remember that if very severe frost is predicted you should wrap her with an anti frost tube which creates just enough heat to warm the air surrounding her. But with climate change we won't get severe frost that often anymore.
Many say Mermaid is very fragrant but I could always detect only a mild tea fragrance.
No comments:
Post a Comment