Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Other: Button eye
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, with lighter outer petals
Growth Habit: Medium, 3-4 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, 1998
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:
  • 'Mary Magdalene'
  • 'AUSjolly'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2019-07-29

Date: 2019-10-22
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2013-04-25
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2009-06-14
Photo by zuzu
Photo by zuzu
Photo by zuzu

At Alnwick Garden

At Alnwick Garden
Photo by zuzu
Photo by Calif_Sue
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2011-04-27
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2011-04-25
Photo by Calif_Sue
Photo by AnnKNCalif

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