Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Other: Rosette
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Deep pink
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Extra Color Info: Deep pink, with lighter center
Growth Habit: Medium, 3-4 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, before 2008
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)
Plant Height: 3-4 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 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:
  • 'Sir John Betjeman'
  • 'AUSvivid'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery

Date: 2016-06-11
Uploaded by zuzu
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-09
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-09
Uploaded by Mike
Uploaded by Mike

Date: 2013-08-08

Date: 2013-08-08

Photo courtesy of Tasman Bay Roses
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2010-06-28
In the plant sales area
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2010-06-28
In the plant sales area
Uploaded by zuzu

Date: 2013-08-08
Location: Denver CO Metro
Date: 10/19/2010
Extremely disappointed in this rose.  Never really grew (and this
Uploaded by Mike

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