Plant Profile: Rosa 'Katherine Morley'

Names

Katherine Morley

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Genus:Rosa

Species:

Family:Rosaceae

Rosa 'Katherine Morley' is a compact, bushy shrub rose that exhibits semi-evergreen characteristics and can also be cultivated as a vine. Its large pink flowers, which bloom in clusters, emit a delightful fragrance. Throughout the season, these double blooms appear in a cup shape, featuring tightly packed, interwoven petals.

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Rosa 'Katherine Morley' Feature Summary

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Rosa 'Katherine Morley' Feature Summary

Attributes
Attracts bees.
Perennial
Woody
Attracts Pollinators
Flowers
Delicate soft pink; Large clusters of cupped blooms with enfolding petals towards the center; repeats throughout the summer
Fragrant
Good Cut
Long Bloom Season
Spring
Summer
Fall
more than 20 petals/rays
3-6 inches
Leaves
Glossy dark green foliage.
Whole Plant Traits
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Good Drainage
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
9a
9b
10a
10b
11a
11b
Landscape
Pollinator Garden
Cottage Garden

Rosa 'Katherine Morley' Attributes

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': Country Or Region Of Origin

United Kingdom

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': Wildlife Value

Attracts bees.

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': Recommended Propagation Strategy

Division
Grafting
Layering
Leaf Cutting
Root Cutting
Seed
Stem Cutting

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': Play Value

Attractive Flowers
Attracts Pollinators
Buffer
Colorful
Defines Paths
Easy to Grow
Edible fruit
Fragrance
Pieces Used in Games
Screening
Shade
Sound
Textural
Wildlife Cover/Habitat
Wildlife Food Source
Wildlife Larval Host
Wildlife Nesting
Wind Break
Wind Shimmer

Rosa 'Katherine Morley' Flowers

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': Flower Description

Delicate soft pink; Large clusters of cupped blooms with enfolding petals towards the center; repeats throughout the summer

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': Flower Color

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Pink

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': Flower Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': Flower Bloom Time

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': Flower Petals

2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': Flower Shape

Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': Flower Size

1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches

Rosa 'Katherine Morley' Leaves

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': Leaf Description

Glossy dark green foliage.

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': Leaf Color

spa
Green

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': Hairs Present

No
Yes

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': Leaf Feel

Fleshy
Glossy
Leathery
Papery
Prickly
Rough
Rubbery
Slippery
Smooth
Soft
Velvety
Waxy

Rosa 'Katherine Morley' Whole Plant Traits

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': Habit/Form

Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping

Rosa 'Katherine Morley' Cultural Conditions

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': Soil pH

Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': Available Space To Plant

12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': NC Region

Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
10a
thermostat
10b
thermostat
11a
thermostat
11b
thermostat
5b
thermostat
6a
thermostat
6b
thermostat
7a
thermostat
7b
thermostat
8a
thermostat
8b
thermostat
9a
thermostat
9b

Rosa 'Katherine Morley' Stem

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Rosa 'Katherine Morley' Landscape

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': Landscape Theme

Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden

Rosa 'Katherine Morley': Attracts

Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees