Mme Hardy Rosa 'Madame Hardy'
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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.
VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for "Trees, Shrubs and Conifers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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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.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Rose
- Shrub
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
- Appendage:
- Prickles
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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
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Green
- Fruit Type:
- Drupe
- Fruit Description:
- May occasionally produce green sterile rose hips
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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
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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
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- strong green stems with prickles
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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
