Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Light pink
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Extra Color Info: Light Pink
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 4-6 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Moderate
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, 1990
Optimal growing zones: USDA 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: 4-6 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 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
Parentage: Mary Rose x Chaucer

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Kathryn Morley'
  • 'AUSclub'
  • 'AUSvariety'

Common names
  • English Shrub Rose
  • Rose

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Uploaded by tabby
Location: Chudleigh, Tasmania
Date: 2019-12-18
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Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2007-09-23
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2007-09-23

At Alnwick Garden
Uploaded by zuzu
Location: Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England
Date: 2013-07-05
Location: Anaheim, CA
Date: 2017-07-22
Kathryn Morley
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2007-09-23
Location: San Jose Heritage Rose Garden
Date: 2008-05-20

photo credit: Anna reg

photo credit: Rosa Staropramen
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Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Uploaded by zuzu
Uploaded by zuzu
Location: San Jose Heritage Rose Garden
Date: 2008-05-20
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