Marie Daly
Rosa x polyantha
Classification: Polyantha
Year Introduced/Discovered: 1999
Height: 3-4 ft
Width: 3-4 ft
Growth Habit: Dwarf Shrub
Spacing: 5 ft apart on centers
Color: Medium Pink
Foliage: Small dark green with few thorns
Exposure: Full sun
Cold Hardiness: Hardy in zones 5-9
Water use: Water until established/Average water needs during growing season
Fragrant: Yes/Sweet Musk
Bloom: Semi Double, 17-25 petals, Repeat blooms from spring to frost
History: Found sport of ‘Marie Pavie’
Marie Daly is a pink sport of the renowned old garden rose ‘Marie Pavie’. It was first identified in Acadia Texas by Greg Grant. This delightful polyantha is covered with very fragrant, semi double pink flowers that can turn almost white during periods of intense heat. It blooms spring thru fall and is well mannered with a graceful rounded forum. Marie Daly has few thorns and is wonderful for high traffic areas and places where children may play. Mary Daly can be very useful in the landscape in a mass planting, low hedge or a specimen plant. It also does very well in a container where it benefits from excellent air circulation. It is very resistant to spider mite problems and disease.
Marie Daly was selected to be a Texas Superstar plant in 2003.
The Fairy
Classification: Polyantha
Year Introduced/Discovered: 1932
Height: 3 ft
Width: 4 ft
Growth Habit: Dwarf Shrub
Spacing: 6’ apart on centers
Color: Light Pink
Foliage: Petite dark green leaves
Exposure: Full sun
Cold Hardiness: Hardy in zones 4-9
Water use: Water until established
Fragrant: None
Bloom: Small double (1-1 ½ “), 20-30 petals, Repeat blooms from late spring to frost
History: Introduced in England by the famous rose breeder, J.A. Bentall, Parentage= ‘Paul Crampel’ x ‘Lady Gay’
‘The Fairy’ was first introduced in 1932 and has been popular ever since due to its small size, abundant pink blooms and tough nature. It produces a wealth of small, double, light pink blossoms that may turn blush white during intense heat. Flowering begins a little later than most roses, usually by mid-May. Its foliage is dark green, shiny and very attractive. The Fairy is very useful for small landscapes due to its size with a mature height of 3 feet and a width of 4 feet. It has a low spreading habit that is great for softening harsh angles, as a groundcover or cascading over the edge of a container. It is outstanding in a massed planting to fill a central bed that is surrounded by a walkway in an EARTH-KIND® rose garden or as a border spilling over the front edge of a landscape bed.
