Rosa 'Prosperity'
Common Name(s):
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- RO-zuh
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Prosperity is a hybrid musk shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by Rev. Joseph Hardwick Pemberton in 1919. Parentage is Marie-Jeanne x Perle des Jardins.
This shrub rose will grow 4-10 feet tall and 4-5 feet wide. It prefers full sun but will tolerate some shade better than most roses and will do best in fertile moist well-drained soil. Keep soil moist but not water-logged and fertilize weekly with a liquid fertilizer. Prune the shrub in late winter to remove dead, diseased or crossed canes and to shape. Avoid overhead watering and crowding to help prevent diseases.
The white flowers with pink undertones are 3-4 in wide, fragrant and semi-double with 10-20 petals. It will bloom in flushes from spring through fall with many clusters of flowers. The foliage is gloss dark green on canes with prickles.
Use this shrub as a specimen, in groups for privacy, in the shrub border, in a cottage garden, English garden or cutting garden.
Received the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Good disease resistance. Powdery mildew is more likely if it is dry. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses.
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:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Stem Cutting
- Dimensions:
- Height: 4 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Rose
- Shrub
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Habit/Form:
- Arching
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- High
- 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:
- High Organic Matter
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Cream/Tan
- Pink
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Cut
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Dome
- Flower Petals:
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 3-6 inches
- Flower Description:
- White flowers with pink undertones bloom in clusters throughout the season. Flowers are semi-double and 3-4 inches across with 10-20 petals
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Leaves:
- Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics:
- Deciduous
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Width:
- < 1 inch
- Leaf Description:
- The glossy dark green compound leaves are 2-3 inches long with 5-7 leaflets per leaf.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Green canes with prickles
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Lawn
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- English Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Screen/Privacy
- Small groups
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Poor Soil
