Rose (Rosa 'Queen Nefertiti') in the Roses Database

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Bloom size:	Medium: 2-3"
Petal count:	full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color:	Apricot and apricot blend
Rebloom:	Good
Class:	Shrub
Extra Color Info:	Yellow, blushed with apricot, aging to peach-pink
Growth Habit:	Short, 2-3 feet, bushy
Fragrance:	Moderate
Hybridizer & year:	David Austin, 1988
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:	2-3 feet
Plant Spread:	2-3 feet
Leaves:	Deciduous
Flowers:	Showy Fragrant
Flower Color:	Other: Apricot blend
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:	Lilian Austin x Tamora

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Posted by zuzu (Northern California - Zone 9a) on Dec 18, 2019 1:05 AM concerning plant:

Queen Nefertiti's dark red buds are deceptive. They open into many-petaled, often quartered blooms that are pale apricot with a golden center, gradually fading to a peach and pink blend. It's one of the smaller Austin roses in my garden. It's such a pretty rose that I'm growing two of them because it deserves to be on display in more than one part of my garden. Both of mine are only 2 feet tall and 2 feet wide. The foliage is marred by rose slug damage for a couple of months each year, but it looks fine the rest of the year.

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