'Mary Sumner' Rose

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'Mary Sumner' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Graeme Bryant

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• MACstra

HMF Ratings:

4 favorite votes.

ARS:

Orange or orange-red Floribunda.
Registration name: MACstra
Exhibition name: Mary Sumner

Origin:

Bred by Samuel Darragh (1932-2019) McGredy IV (before 1971).
Introduced in New Zealand by McGredy Roses International (New Zealand) as 'Mary Sumner'.

Class:

Floribunda, Shrub.

Bloom:

Orange or orange-red. Salmon-orange. Copper-vermilion. Mild fragrance. 15 to 23 petals. Average diameter 3". In small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Tall, spreading, upright. Glossy foliage.

Height: 5' to 5½' (150 to 165cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b and warmer. Very vigorous. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.

Breeder's notes:

Mary Sumner - Macstra. Nicknamed Strathdee. For the Women's Institute?

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Orangeade ® × Margot Fonteyn
pollen:	Elizabeth of Glamis ® × [ Little Darling × Goldilocks (floribunda, Boerner, 1945)]

Notes:

Named to commemorate Mary Sumner (1828 – 1921), the founder of the Mothers' Union, a worldwide Anglican women's organisation.

According to the New Zealand Plant Variety Rights (PVR) web page, application for a PVR Grant for this rose was made in 1976 and granted in 1977 (PVR Grant No. 11). This PVR Grant was surrendered in 1982.

The Little Darling x Goldilocks in the pollen parent was possibly Morey's 1960 'Never' which was (Little Darling x Goldilocks). Verification is needed.