Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Medium yellow
Extra Bloom Info: Medium to large, in small clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Extra Color Info: Yellow, aging to cream
Growth Habit: Medium, 3-4 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Moderate
Misc: Thornless or almost thornless
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, 2001
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: 3-4 feet
Plant Spread: 3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Parentage: Unnamed seedling x unnamed seedling

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Charles Darwin'
  • 'AUSpeet'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery

Date: 2019-10-09
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2018-08-20

Date: 2018-11-01

Date: 2019-09-23

Date: 2018-11-02
Location: Cary, North Carolina private garden
Date: 2023-05-08
Open today in my main rose garden 2023

Date: 2019-08-24

Date: 2018-10-28

Date: 2019-08-26
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2023-06-21

Date: 2019-06-06

Date: 2019-09-24

Date: 2019-06-24
Location: Poland. From my collection.
Photo by AnnKNCalif

Date: 2021-05-21
Photo by sedumzz
Location: Bordeaux, France
Date: 2016-06-04

Date: 2019-06-29

Date: 2019-06-29

Date: 2019-08-27
Location: At Regan's Nursery
Date: 2014-05-08
Photo by Canadian_Rose

Date: 2019-06-29
Location: Poland. From my collection.
Location: Poland. From my collection.

Date: 2012-05-29
Location: Knoxville, TN
Date: 2012-06-07
Photo by Cem9165
Photo by Cem9165
Photo by Cem9165
Photo by Cem9165
Location: West Covina, CA
Date: 2015-04-12

Photo courtesy of Tasman Bay Roses
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2018-06-19
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2018-06-20

Date: 2012-05-29
Comments:
Plant Events from our members
mattmackay22 On October 5, 2014 Obtained plant
KG_Coastal_NewEnglan On April 8, 2017 Potted up
Ordered from David Austin Roses; chose "own root" plants. Plants were sent overnight, I believe. They were without foliage but very, very healthy and green.
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