Botanical profile

English rose 'Crown Princess Margareta'

Latin name
Rosa 'Crown Princess Margareta'
Common name
English Rose ‘Crown Princess Margareta’
Type
English rose
Family
Rosaceae

Rosa ‘Crown Princess Margareta’, commonly known as the English rose ‘Crown Princess Margareta’, is a vigorous David Austin variety recognized for its spectacular flowering and versatile habit. Its strong bushy habit can also be trained as a climbing rose, forming an elegant silhouette on a trellis, arch, or wall. It produces large, double, rosette-shaped flowers in rich shades of luminous apricot-orange, deeper in the center and slightly paler at the edges. Highly fragrant, they release a fruity scent with notes of tea and citrus. Free-flowering from early summer until the first frosts, this rose brings warmth and grandeur to borders or vertical structures. Rosa ‘Crown Princess Margareta’ attracts pollinating insects and adds charm and brilliance to landscape designs.

Care guide

Growing conditions

Light, soil, water and hardiness

Hardiness zone
Zone 5
Exposure
Sun
Watering
Regular, keep the soil slightly moist without overwatering
Fertilization
Rose fertilizer for spring and summer
Soil type
Rich, well-drained, slightly acidic to neutral
Minimum temperature
'-30°C
Plant appearance

Blooming, foliage and shape

Blooming period
June to September
Flower color
Bright orange apricot
Fruiting
Small red rose hips late in the season if the faded flowers are kept
Foliage color
Green
Foliage type
Obsolete
Shape
Compact bushy
Garden structure

Size and growth

Height
6 ft (1.8 m)
Width
4 ft (1.2 m)
Growth rate
Average
Pet friendly
Safe for pets

Pets

Pollinators
Attracts or supports pollinating insects

Pollinators

Butterflies
Plants that attract butterflies

Butterflies

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