Diff: The Fairy

{{Cultivar infobox

{{Cultivar infobox

| cultivar = [[The Fairy]]

| cultivar = [[The Fairy]]

| selling_names = The Fairy

| selling_names = The Fairy

| class = Polyantha / small landscape shrub

| class = Polyantha / small landscape shrub

| breeder = Ann Bentall

| breeder = Ann Bentall

| introduced = 1932

| introduced = 1932

| colour = Light pink

| colour = Light pink

| bloom_form = Small double blooms in clusters

| bloom_form = Small double blooms in clusters

| fragrance = Light

| fragrance = Light

| repeat_bloom = Repeat flowering, often late and long-season

| repeat_bloom = Repeat flowering, often late and long-season

| height = Low to medium shrub

| height = Low to medium shrub

| spread = Spreading habit; allow airflow

| spread = Spreading habit; allow airflow

| hardiness = Earth-Kind lists hardiness in its cultivar notes

| hardiness = Earth-Kind lists hardiness in its cultivar notes

| disease_resistance = Earth-Kind landscape evidence; monitor leaf disease in dense humid plantings

| disease_resistance = Earth-Kind landscape evidence; monitor leaf disease in dense humid plantings

| rrd_notes = No cultivar should be treated as immune to [[Rose Rosette Disease]].

| rrd_notes = No cultivar should be treated as immune to [[Rose Rosette Disease]].

| parentage = Paul Crampel x Lady Gay in common registration references

| parentage = Paul Crampel x Lady Gay in common registration references

| patent = Historic cultivar; verify local propagation and selling rules before commerce

| patent = Historic cultivar; verify local propagation and selling rules before commerce

| best_for = Edging, small hedges, mixed borders, massing

| best_for = Edging, small hedges, mixed borders, massing

}}

}}

== The Fairy ==

== The Fairy ==

The Fairy is a small repeat-blooming landscape rose that is useful when a full-size shrub is too much. Its dense habit makes spacing and cleanup important in humid areas.

The Fairy is a small repeat-blooming landscape rose that is useful when a full-size shrub is too much. Its dense habit makes spacing and cleanup important in humid areas.

=== Growing notes ===

=== Growing notes ===

In humid regions, thin congestion and collect diseased leaves. In hot dry sites, protect shallow container roots. In cold regions, expect some dieback and prune to live wood.

In humid regions, thin congestion and collect diseased leaves. In hot dry sites, protect shallow container roots. In cold regions, expect some dieback and prune to live wood.

=== What to photograph ===

=== What to photograph ===

* Whole plant from several feet away, including support or container.

* Whole plant from several feet away, including support or container.

* A fresh bloom and an older bloom.

* A fresh bloom and an older bloom.

* Leaf upper and lower surfaces.

* Leaf upper and lower surfaces.

* Cane base, graft or own-root shoots if visible.

* Cane base, graft or own-root shoots if visible.

* Any disease, mite, herbicide, or RRD-like symptoms with dates and weather context.

* Any disease, mite, herbicide, or RRD-like symptoms with dates and weather context.

=== Common cautions ===

=== Common cautions ===

* Blooms may come later than early-season hybrid teas.

* Blooms may come later than early-season hybrid teas.

* Dense mass plantings need enough room to dry after rain.

* Dense mass plantings need enough room to dry after rain.

* Match advice to region, root system, and rose class before pruning or treating.

* Match advice to region, root system, and rose class before pruning or treating.

* Use [[Regional Rose Care Tips]] and local extension or RHS guidance for climate-specific adjustments.

* Use [[Regional Rose Care Tips]] and local extension or RHS guidance for climate-specific adjustments.

=== Community tips ===

=== Community tips ===

* Browse tips for this cultivar: https://roses.iwiki.net/tips?cultivar=The+Fairy

* Browse tips for this cultivar: https://roses.iwiki.net/tips?cultivar=The+Fairy

* Add a tip only if it names the region, zone or climate cue, root type when known, and what worked.

* Add a tip only if it names the region, zone or climate cue, root type when known, and what worked.

* Upvote tips that are specific and honest about tradeoffs; report unsafe pesticide or propagation advice.

* Upvote tips that are specific and honest about tradeoffs; report unsafe pesticide or propagation advice.

Use controls lawfully: Current local product label/register wins for any pesticide, fertiliser, or soil amendment use.

Use controls lawfully: Current local product label/register wins for any pesticide, fertiliser, or soil amendment use.

=== Sources ===

=== Sources ===

* [Texas A&M Earth-Kind: The Fairy](https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/earthkindroses/cultivars/the-fairy/)

* [Texas A&M Earth-Kind: The Fairy](https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/earthkindroses/cultivars/the-fairy/)

* [Texas A&M Earth-Kind: How Cultivars Are Selected](https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/earthkindroses/how-cultivars-are-selected/)

* [Texas A&M Earth-Kind: How Cultivars Are Selected](https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/earthkindroses/how-cultivars-are-selected/)

* [UC IPM: Roses diseases and abiotic disorders](https://ipm.ucanr.edu/home-and-landscape/roses-diseases-and-abiotic-disorders/)

* [UC IPM: Roses diseases and abiotic disorders](https://ipm.ucanr.edu/home-and-landscape/roses-diseases-and-abiotic-disorders/)

* [RHS: How to Grow Roses](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/roses/growing-guide/)

* [RHS: How to Grow Roses](https://www.rhs.org.uk/plants/roses/growing-guide/)

[[Category:Cultivars]]

[[Category:Cultivars]]

[[Category:Cultivar Profiles]]

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[[Category:Regional Notes]]

[[Category:Regional Notes]]