Rosa 'Maggie': Bourbon Rose

'Maggie' Bourbon Rose – Deeply Fragrant Mauve-Red

Deeply fragrant rounded double mauve-red blossoms in spring and fall. Grows 6 feet high and wide. Bourbon roses: fragrant shrubs or climbers with glossy leaves, repeating flowers. Ideal for screening, walls, arches, trellis, borders, hedges.

Culture

Fertile, moist, well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Good air circulation, remove fallen leaves. When dormant: prune lightly or back up to 1/3, reduce side shoots 1/2–1/3. Renovate: prune 1 in 4–5 shoots from base. Propagate by softwood cuttings spring–summer, hardwood cuttings fall. Many potential pests and diseases.

Features

• Deeply fragrant mauve-red double flowers
• Spring and fall bloom
• Glossy leaves, repeating flowers
• 3–6 feet tall and wide

Uses

Beds, borders, cut flowers, hedge, screening, specimen, trellis in cottage and formal gardens.