Rosa 'Meg' is a climbing hybrid tea in the rose family (Rosaceae) that was introduced to the UK in 1954 by R. Harkness and company. Parentage is Lemon Pillar × Madame Butterfly. It typically grows to a height of 8-12 feet and a spread of 4-5 feet or more. Grow this rose in full sun in any amended soil with good drainage. Once the plant is established it can be pruned after flowering to control size and to remove damaged and dead canes. The large showy fragrant flowers appear in spring to early summer and repeat blooms later in the year. The leaves are a glossy dark green and stems have prickles. Meg cn be grown as a climber or a shrub with support. Use as a specimen, for screening, in a cutting garden or the back of the border. It can be grown on a 10-foot trellis or fence. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: See pests of roses to the left. Meg has fairly good disease resistance. Deer and rabbits will browse roses. VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for "Trees, Shrubs and Conifers," a plant identification course developed in partnership with Longwood Gardens. More information on Rosa .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Fills a similar nicheRosa 'Don Juan'Rosa 'Joseph' s Coat'Rosa Night Owl™ 'WEKpurosot'