Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: High-centered
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Pink blend
Rebloom: Good
Class: Grandiflora
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 3-5 feet, upright
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: David L. Armstrong, 1971
Awards: AARS: 1971

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 3-5 feet
Plant Spread: 2 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Aquarius'
  • 'ARMaq'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2007-04-23
Photo by zuzu

In Zuzu's garden
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2011-04-25
Photo by zuzu
Photo by zuzu
Comments:
  • Posted by zuzu (Northern California - Zone 9a) on Feb 5, 2014 7:25 PM concerning plant:
    I've received Aquarius as a birthday gift twice (it's my astrological sign), and I couldn't be happier with this grandiflora. It grows quite tall in my garden (6 feet or more), has a nice mild scent that's never cloying, and produces beautiful blooms with a lot of staying power. They hold up to heat and rain and they have a long vase life. The blooms are carried in clusters at the top of the cane and make a lovely bouquet.

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