Margaret Merrill

Floribunda

The shrub is upright, 70–150 cm tall, 60–120 cm wide. The bushes become bare at the bottom. The flowering habit resembles that of hybrid tea roses. Leaves are dark green and glossy. Flowers are cup-shaped, semi-double, white with a delicate pink center, about 10 cm in diameter. In cold climates, the flowers are pale pink; in hot climates, they are white. Early in summer, the flowers usually appear singly, and during the second bloom in large clusters. Stamens are reddish. Pollen is gray. The fragrance is strong, citrusy-spicy, reminiscent of the scent of rose oil.

Awards:

Edland Fragrance Medal (RNRS), Royal National Rose Society (RNRS), United Kingdom (1978) – Medal for fragrance

Floribunda (flower), Eugene Rose Society, USA (1999)

Floribunda (flower), Greater Gwinnett Rose Society, USA (2000)

Floribunda (flower), Greater Rochester Rose Society, USA (2000, 2000)

Floribunda (flower), Long Island Rose Society, USA (2000)

Floribunda (flower), San Joaquin Valley Rose Society, USA (2000)

Gold medal, Geneva, Switzerland (1978)

Best Floribunda, Hamilton, New Zealand Rose Trials, New Zealand (1991)

James Mason Medal (RNRS), Royal National Rose Society (RNRS), United Kingdom (1990)

Gold medal, Monza, Italy (1978)

Gold medal, New Zealand Rose Trials, New Zealand (1982)

Winner of the New Zealand National Rose Trial Ground, New Zealand Rose Trials, New Zealand (1982)

Gold medal, Rome Rose Trials, Rome, Italy (1978)

Origin: Harkness, Great Britain, 1977

Color: delicate pink

Fragrance: strong

Height: 70–150 cm

Width: 60–120 cm

Flower diameter: 10 cm

Number of flowers per stem: 3–5

Flowering: repeat blooming

Disease resistance: +++