Shrub Rose 'Morden Centennial'

my Morden Centennial rose is three years old, I had to prune it hard in the spring of 2015 after a very snowy winter, it grew to over 8 f...Read Moreeet tall and spread to over 6 feet wide, I was shocked, I was expecting a 4 feet high well behaved bush, it must like where it is planted!

This is a quite, but not totally, hardy shrub rose. In my harsh NE Wisconsin winters it does not need to be buried in ground like most r...Read Moreoses, but simply needs a really good dose of leaf mulch.

The one I had was grown on its own root. After several years, it the bush did not winter well, and then died suddenly after it began budding. When I dug it out, I found that it was sending out two strong shoots from the roots, but by then it was too late.

I did not get another because I did not like the pink color much.

It has a fantastic opening display, but peters out somewhat over the course of the summer. If the weather gets hot and moist look out for...Read More blackspot. It is practically immune to winter damage.

Canadian-bred Parkland series rose.