Rosa 'Mortimer Sackler' (Shrub rose 'Mortimer Sackler')

Botanical name

Rosa 'Mortimer Sackler'

Other names

Shrub rose 'Mortimer Sackler', Rose 'Mortimer Sackler', English rose 'Mortimer Sackler', David Austin rose 'Mortimer Sackler', Rosa 'Ausorts', Climbing rose 'Mortimer Sackler', Rosa 'Mary Delany'

Genus

Rosa Rosa

Variety or Cultivar

'Mortimer Sackler' _ 'Mortimer Sackler' is an upright, bushy to climbing, deciduous shrub with nearly thornless stems bearing pinnate leaves divided into ovate, toothed, dark-green leaflets. Clusters of strongly fragrant, double, cup-shaped light pink flowers in summer and autumn.

Foliage

Deciduous

Fragrance

Sweet fragrance.

Habit

Climbing, Bushy, Upright

Awards

RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)

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Colour

Flower

Pink in Spring; Pink in Summer

Foliage

Red in Spring; Dark-green in Summer; Dark-green in Autumn

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How to care

Watch out for

Specific pests

Aphids , Caterpillars , Deer , Glasshouse red spider mite , Leafhoppers , Rabbits , Rose leaf-rolling sawfly , Scale insects

Diseases

Remains relatively disease resistant if in full sun.

General care

Pruning

Suitable for use as a shrub or trained as a short climber. Mature height as a shrub is 1.5 metres.

Propagation methods

Budding, Hardwood cuttings

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Monthly care advice

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Where to grow

Rosa 'Mortimer Sackler' (Shrub rose 'Mortimer Sackler') will reach a height of 4m and a spread of 1m after 2-5 years.

Suggested uses

Flower Arranging, Cottage/Informal, City, Beds and borders, Hedging/Screens

Cultivation

Grow in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in sun. Feed and mulch in late winter or early spring. Feed again in early summer. Good disease resistance. Do not plant where roses grew before.

Soil type

Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)

Soil drainage

Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light

Full Sun

Aspect

South, East, West

Exposure

Sheltered

UK hardiness Note: We are working to update our ratings. Thanks for your patience.

Hardy (H4)

USDA zones

Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4

Defra's Risk register #1

Plant name

Rosa 'Mortimer Sackler' (Shrub rose 'Mortimer Sackler')

Common pest name

grape ground pearl

Scientific pest name

Margarodes vitis

Type

Insect

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

2

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

5

General biosecurity comments

Main pathway; Vitis spp. plants for planting; already prohibited. However; further consideration of other pathways is required.

Defra's Risk register #2

Plant name

Rosa 'Mortimer Sackler' (Shrub rose 'Mortimer Sackler')

Common pest name

Scientific pest name

Rose Rosette Virus

Type

Virus or Viroid

Current status in UK

Absent

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

4

General biosecurity comments

Pest of economical and socially important host in the UK; which is currently absent. If introduced it has the potential to cause significant damage. Statutory action against findings is justified and regulation of the pest advised.

Defra's Risk register #3

Plant name

Rosa 'Mortimer Sackler' (Shrub rose 'Mortimer Sackler')

Common pest name

Apple root knot nematode

Scientific pest name

Meloidogyne mali

Type

Nematode

Current status in UK

Unknown

Likelihood to spread to UK (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

3

Impact (1 is very low - 5 is very high)

4

General biosecurity comments

UK (along with certain other European countries) received potentially infested trees in 1992; but these were destroyed at the end of the trial period and targeted surveillance has failed to find any trace of the nematode. Main impacts are on elm; apple and mulberry and industry should source such material carefully.

About this section

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Date updated: 7^th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/