Rosa x polyantha Friendly 'Red Meiariba' - Polyantha Rose

The Friendly 'Red Meiariba' Rosebush is part of a series created by Meilland that is driven by ecological and aesthetic values. This one produces intense cardinal red wild rose flowers, slightly marked with white in the centre, adorned with yellow stamens. Rich in pollen and nectar, before transforming into vermilion red hips, they bring joy to pollinators and birds. Very easy to grow and highly disease-resistant, this bush rose is the friend of natural, ecological gardens with a rustic or slightly wild spirit.

The Friendly 'Red Meiariba' Rosebush bears flowers grouped in terminal clusters, from 3 to 25 units, which come from the polyantha rose, an old hybrid derived from Rosa multiflora and R. chinensis. It is part of the Meillandecor® landscape roses series, offering plants with exceptional natural resistance to diseases and pests, with an almost permanent decorative effect, dense vegetation, and abundant and long-lasting flowering until the first frost. The roses in the Friendly range have a very bushy habit, as wide as tall, reaching around 80 cm (32in) to 1m (3ft) in all directions when mature. They develop deciduous, matte, green foliage, absent in winter. The single flowers with a diameter of 5 to 6 cm (2in), with five petals, have the appearance of ancestral wild roses. They bloom in large numbers in wide pyramidal clusters from May to October-November, as long as there is no frost. The colour of 'Red Meiariba' is an intense red, barely marked with white in the centre.

This Friendly 'Red Meiariba' Rosebush is part of an ecological approach in the garden, where phytosanitary treatments are unnecessary, wildlife is welcome, and flowering is guaranteed. Maintenance is limited to occasional watering during dry periods and annual pruning. The hardy and versatile plant thrives in any climate and soil that is not too dry or poor. It blends well in flower beds, low hedges, or groups of 3. Choose diverse shrubs to accompany it, such as evergreen Ceanothus, Vitex, and buddleias. Add perennial and self-seeding annual plants with the same philosophy, melliferous and low-maintenance, naturalising bulbs and grasses.