Prosperity is a hybrid musk shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by Rev. Joseph Hardwick Pemberton in 1919. Parentage is Marie-Jeanne x Perle des Jardins. This shrub rose will grow 4-10 feet tall and 4-5 feet wide. It prefers full sun but will tolerate some shade better than most roses and will do best in fertile, moist, well-drained soil. Keep soil moist but not water-logged and fertilize weekly with a liquid fertilizer. Prune the shrub in late winter to remove dead, diseased or crossed canes and to shape. Avoid overhead watering and crowding to help prevent diseases. The white flowers with pink undertones are 3-4 in wide, fragrant and semi-double with 10-20 petals. It will bloom in flushes from spring through fall with many clusters of flowers. The foliage is glossy dark green on canes with prickles. Use this shrub as a specimen, in groups for privacy, in the shrub border, in a cottage garden, English garden or cutting garden. Received the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Good disease resistance. Powdery mildew is more likely if it is dry. See pests of roses to the left. Deer 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 'Belle Poitevine'Rosa Iceberg Schneewittchen® 'KORbin'Rosa 'Madame Hardy'
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Perennial; Rose; Shrub
Life cycle
Perennial; Woody
USDA zones
6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day) | Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
Soil texture
High Organic Matter
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 4 ft. 0 in. - 10 ft. 0 in. | Width: 4 ft. 0 in. - 5 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
High
Canopy layer
3 - Shrub (3-15 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Arching; Erect
Texture
Medium
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf shape
Ovate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Leaf feel
Glossy
Leaf size
1-3 inches long, < 1 inch wide
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
The glossy dark green compound leaves are 2-3 inches long with 5-7 leaflets per leaf.
Flower color
Cream/Tan; Pink; White
Flower value
Fragrant; Good Cut
Flower shape
Cup; Dome
Flower size
3-6 inches
Flower detail
White flowers with pink undertones bloom in clusters throughout the season. Flowers are semi-double and 3-4 inches across with 10-20 petals
Bloom time
Fall; Summer
Stem color
Green
Stem detail
Green canes with prickles
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Attracts
Bees
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Lawn
Landscape theme
Cottage Garden; Cutting Garden; English Garden
Design feature
Border; Mass Planting; Screen/Privacy; Small groups; Specimen