Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Light pink
Rebloom: Some
Class: Shrub
Extra Color Info: Peach pink fading to pale pink, with red-gold stamens
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 3-5 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Moderate
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, 1984
Optimal growing zones: Zone 5b 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: 3-5 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early 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:
  • 'Belle Story'
  • 'AUSelle'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Chudleigh, Tasmania
Date: 2018-11-27
Location: Chudleigh, Tasmania
Date: 2018-12-07
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2021-07-29
Location: Chudleigh, Tasmania
Date: 2019-12-12
Photo by wcgypsy
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-04-20
Location: Chudleigh, Tasmania
Date: 2019-12-05
Photo by Cottage_Rose
Location: Chudleigh, Tasmania
Date: 2019-12-13
Location: Chudleigh, Tasmania
Date: 2019-12-18

At Alnwick Garden
Location: New York, NY
Date: 2015-06
Bronx botanical garden
Photo by Calif_Sue

Date: 2019-10-11
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2009-06-28
Photo by wcgypsy

In my Mom's garden
Photo by zuzu
Photo by zuzu
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2009-06-28
Location: In my Mom's garden
Date: 2007-05-07
Location: In my Mom's garden
Date: 2007-05-07
Photo by Calif_Sue

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