Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Small: under 2"
Bloom shape: Flat
Petal count: Single: 1-7 petals
Rose bloom color: Red blend
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Extra Color Info: Rose-red, white center
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 3-5 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: Harkness, 1978
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 5b and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 3-5 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Bi-Color: Red and white
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Marjorie Fair'
  • 'HARhero'
  • 'Red Ballerina'
  • 'Red Yesterday'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Botanical Garden Leipzig, Germany
Date: 2022-09-17
Photo by zuzu
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-05-14
Location: Barnes Arboretum, Merion, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-06-09
Location: Barnes Arboretum, Merion, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-06-09
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2013-05-16
Photo by Newyorkrita

San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, CA.

San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, CA.

Date: 2009-11-05
Photo courtesy Antique Rose Emporium. Used with permission.
Comments:
  • Posted by Calif_Sue (Sebastopol, CA - Zone 9a) on Feb 11, 2013 3:27 PM concerning plant:
    Noted by Antique Rose Emporium:
    "Often called Red Ballerina due to the similarity of bloom and growth habit, this rose blooms profusely with clusters of single red flowers displaying prominent white eyes. An excellent plant for mass planting or cascading from a large container."
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Feb 8, 2014 5:08 PM concerning plant:
    Well, okay, the blooms may be small, but they pack a big punch. Very showy and eye-catching single flowers and lots of them. One of the few roses in my humid garden that does not need any spraying with fungicide. I never spray Marjorie Fair and it stays pristine all season long.

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