A climber, the Mermaid rose has a light fragrance with delightful open single blooms of primrose yellow. Their gorgeous golden stamens carry on giving charm after the petals have fallen. With reddish thorny stems and glossy almost-evergreen leaves, this lovely rose blooms through the summer into autumn.

The Mermaid rose is happy in most well-drained soils and although it likes the sun, it can be grown successfully on a sheltered north wall. This climbing rose can reach a height and spread of about 6m x 6m. It provides nectar and pollen for bees and other pollinating insects. It resents pruning so do nothing except prevent it from going where it shouldn’t.

Position: Sun, partial shade, East, South, West  & North

Soil: Most well-drained soils                                                                                                                                    Colour: Primrose yellow with golden stamens

Flowering: Repeat summer to autumn

Foliage: Semi evergreen

Fragrance: Light

Family: Climber                                                                                                                                                  Flower Form: Large open single petals, prominent golden stamen                                                                Size: Climber 6m x 6m

Hardiness: Hardy and disease resistance

Breeder: W Paul, Britain – Introduction 1917

RHS Award of Garden Merit