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| Category: Shrub |
| Family: Rosaceae (Roses) |
| Origin: Garden Origin |
| Evergreen: Yes |
| Flower Color: Yellow |
| Bloomtime: Summer/Fall |
| Height: 4-5 feet |
| Width: 6-8 feet |
| Exposure: Sun or Shade |
| Seaside: Yes |
| Irrigation (H2O Info): Medium Water Needs |
| Winter Hardiness: <15° F |
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This great shrub rose, also known as 'Baby Mermaid' is a bit of a mystery and its origins are argued about by some. The 1997 Combined Rose List by Beverly Dobson and Peter Schneider lists it as a hybrid bracteata by virtue of it being a root sport of 'Mermaid' and credits the plant as being introduced by Buss in the 1950's. Since this time it has proven itself in gardens throughout California. The attractive small leaves foil the large canary-yellow flowers that can be found in abundance from spring through fall with seemly some flowers year-round in Santa Barbara's frost free climate. It can grow as a tall and blocky shrub to 6 feet tall, climb even higher with support, or with judicial pruning kept to a mounding 3 foot shrub. Hardy to zones 5-9. We first started growing this very nice and useful plant in 1994 but discontinued producing it in 2012 for lack of sales. We continued to get favorable comments about a large specimen of it in the nursery and brought it back into production in 2020.
This information about Rosa 'Happenstance' displayed is based on research conducted in our horticultural library and from reliable online resources. We also will relate observations made about it as it grows in our nursery gardens and other gardens we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we receive from others and we welcome hearing from anyone with additional information, particularly if they can share any cultural information that would aid others in growing it.
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