Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Light pink
Rebloom: Some
Class: Shrub
Extra Color Info: Blush pink
Growth Habit: Tall, 4-8 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, 1986
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: 4-8 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
Parentage: Charles Austin x (unnamed seedling x Iceberg)

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Claire Rose'
  • 'AUSlight'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: NSW Aust
Date: 2020-03-03
Rosa Claire Rose
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Date: 2022-06-26
Location: Havoc Hall garden, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2022-06-26
Location: Havoc Hall garden, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2022-06-26
Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England
Date: 2003-07-02

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