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Height: 3 feet Spread: 3 feet
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Hardiness Zone: 5b Group/Class: Meilland Roses Brand: Star Roses and Plants Description: A compact bushy selection, producing ample amounts of large, fluffy and full roses in shades of ballet pink and apricot; sweet and citrusy fragrance; a lovely addition to garden beds and borders; excellent cut flower quality Ornamental Features Martha Stewart Rose features showy fragrant double shell pink flowers with peach overtones at the ends of the branches from late spring to mid fall. The flowers are excellent for cutting. It has green deciduous foliage. The oval compound leaves turn yellow in fall. Landscape Attributes Martha Stewart Rose is a multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with an upright spreading habit of growth. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition. This shrub will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and is best pruned in late winter once the threat of extreme cold has passed. It is a good choice for attracting bees to your yard. It has no significant negative characteristics. Martha Stewart Rose is recommended for the following landscape applications; Planting & Growing Martha Stewart Rose will grow to be about 30 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 3 feet. It tends to fill out right to the ground and therefore doesn't necessarily require facer plants in front. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for approximately 30 years. This shrub should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. To help this plant achive its best flowering performance, periodically apply a flower-boosting fertilizer from early spring through into the active growing season. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This particular variety is an interspecific hybrid.
