Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Orange and orange blend
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Extra Color Info: Deep orange
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 4-5 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, before 2005
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 5 and warmer

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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Plant Height: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Orange
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: sdlg x sdlg
Child plants: one child plant

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Summer Song'
  • 'AUStango'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2018-07-05
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-04-25

Date: 2021-06-23
Photo by zuzu
Photo by Beth_NorCal

Date: 2011-08-21
Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-05-29
Location: Atela Gardens, Alpiarça, 
Date: 2016-05-12
digital camera
Photo by zuzu
Photo by emoryterri
Location: in my garden
Date: 2014-04-19
Cool overcast mornings make the color especially intense
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-04-25
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-04-25
Photo by zuzu
Location: My garden

It fades to this lovely soft coral
Photo by Calif_Sue
Photo by emoryterri
Photo by Calif_Sue
Photo by zuzu
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2010-06-30
Location: In my garden. Poland.

At Alnwick Garden

Date: 2011-10-19
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-08-02

Date: 2012-09-26

photo credit: Dmitriy Konstantinov
Location: In my garden
Date: 2014-09-05
Photo by Skiekitty
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2009-06-14

Date: 2011-11-05

Date: 2011-08-21
Photo by Calif_Sue
Photo by Calif_Sue

Date: 2011-10-19
Minimal thorns!

Date: 2011-10-19
Darker older leaves with lighter newer ones.
Photo by Calif_Sue
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2009-06-14
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-07-25
Right after a thunderstorm in the evening light.
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Summer Song by hampartsum Jul 8, 2018 4:27 AM 4

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