Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Medium pink
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Growth Habit: Short, 2-3 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: David C. H. Austin, before 2005
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: 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: Unknown

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Olivia Rose Austin'
  • 'AUSmixture'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Huntsville, Al
Date: 2024-04-11
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-09-08
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2021-04-06
My first 2021 David Austin rose.
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-07-11
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2017-06-20
Location: Stanton Hall garden and nursery, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2014-06-07
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-04-19
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-04-16
Location: Coastal WA 9A
Date: 2023-05-28
Very healthy. Doing well in part shade. (Less than 3hrs direct su
Location: My Garden in PA
Date: 2017-10-16
Susceptible to thrips.
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2018-08-10
Location: Stanton Hall garden and nursery, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2014-06-07
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2016-06-09
Location: Balboa Park, San Diego 
Date: 2018-08-05
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-09-29
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-07-19
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2018-08-06

Date: 2022-04-30
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Location: Burns tn 
Date: 2018-08-17
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2016-07-09
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-08-14
Location: NY
Date: 2021-05-28
Beautiful plant habit and blooms. Continuous bloomer, fade a bit
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2023-06-21
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-06-12
First blooms ever; planted spring, 2017
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2018-08-10
Second summer in my no-spray garden.
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2017-06-18
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2018-09-21
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2018-07-01
Maximum sweet fragrance at noon today!
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2023-06-21
Location: The Alnwick Garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2023-06-22
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2017-11-12
Last blooms of 2017 (rescued before a killing frost)

Date: 2019-11-15

Date: 2022-04-28
Growing in container
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania, USA
Date: 2018-08-11
Second summer in my garden and doing very well. Love it!
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-05-24
Delicious, sweet fragrance

Date: 2022-06-17
Uploaded by AnnKNCalif
Uploaded by steve_mass

Date: 2022-05-08
Location: The Gardens at Uncanoonuc Mountain
Date: July 2, 2022
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-07-11
Planted in spring of this year; Japanese beetles have not discove
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-09-29
Old age
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-08-14
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-06-14
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2022-07-01
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2021-08-14
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