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Rosa 'Madame Hardy' has some common insect problems:
Pests of Rose
Rosa 'Madame Hardy' has some other problems:
White-Tailed Deer

Madame Hardy Rosa 'Madame Hardy'

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RO-zuh
Description

Madam Hardy is a hybrid old Damask rose in the Rosaceae family bred by Julien-Alexandre Hardy in 1831 and named after his wife Félicité Hardy.

This is a vigorous upright bushy shrub that grows 4-7 feet tall with a 3-5 foot spread. It does best in fertile well-drained soil in full sun but tolerates poorer soils in partial shade. Prune after flowering as it blooms on old wood. Prune lightly the first 2 years then cut back by 1/3rd. 

The fully doubly large cup-shaped flowers are a white-to-white blend with a green button eye and bloom in spring or early summer. It does not repeat bloom but blooms for several weeks. There is a strong sweet fragrance and many prickles on the stems. 

Use this rose as a specimen

Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Very resistant to black spot and mildew. See pests of roses to the left. Roses are browsed by deer.

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#showy flowers#specimen#white flowers#spring flowers#cottage garden#disease resistant#summer flowers#deer browsing plant#English garden#cutting garden#full sun#hedge#partial shade#prickles#shrub rose#damask rose
 
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  • Attributes:
    Genus:
    Rosa
    Family:
    Rosaceae
    Life Cycle:
    Woody
    Dimensions:
    Height: 4 ft. 0 in. - 7 ft. 0 in.
    Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
  • Whole Plant Traits:
    Plant Type:
    Herbaceous Perennial
    Rose
    Shrub
    Habit/Form:
    Erect
    Growth Rate:
    Medium
    Maintenance:
    Medium
    Texture:
    Medium
    Appendage:
    Prickles
  • Cultural Conditions:
    Light:
    Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
    Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
    Soil Texture:
    Clay
    High Organic Matter
    Loam (Silt)
    Soil pH:
    Acid (<6.0)
    Neutral (6.0-8.0)
    Soil Drainage:
    Good Drainage
    Moist
    Available Space To Plant:
    6-feet-12 feet
    NC Region:
    Coastal
    Mountains
    Piedmont
    USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
    4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
  • Fruit:
    Fruit Color:
    Green
    Fruit Type:
    Drupe
    Fruit Description:
    May occasionally produce green sterile rose hips
  • Flowers:
    Flower Color:
    Green
    White
    Flower Inflorescence:
    Solitary
    Flower Value To Gardener:
    Fragrant
    Flower Bloom Time:
    Spring
    Summer
    Flower Shape:
    Cup
    Flower Petals:
    more than 20 petals/rays
    Flower Size:
    1-3 inches
    Flower Description:
    3-inch white-to-white blend flowers with a green button eye with many petals appear singly or in small clusters in spring to early summer for several weeks. No repeat blooming. Buds are light yellow
  • Leaves:
    Leaf Color:
    Green
    Leaf Type:
    Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
    Leaf Arrangement:
    Alternate
    Leaf Margin:
    Serrate
    Hairs Present:
    No
    Leaf Description:
    Matte green compound leaves with 5-7 leaflets
  • Stem:
    Stem Color:
    Green
    Stem Is Aromatic:
    No
    Stem Description:
    strong green stems with prickles
  • Landscape:
    Landscape Location:
    Lawn
    Landscape Theme:
    Cottage Garden
    Cutting Garden
    English Garden
    Design Feature:
    Border
    Hedge
    Mass Planting
    Specimen
    Resistance To Challenges:
    Diseases
    Poor Soil
    Problems:
    Spines/Thorns