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 small clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Growth Habit: Medium, 3-4 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: David Austin 2007
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 4-11

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 4a -34.4 °C (-30 °F) to -31.7 °C (-25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
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
Awards and Recognitions: Other: Gifu - Most Fragrant Rose 2009, ARS Most Fragrant Rose 2010
Parentage: sdlg x sdlg

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Princess Alexandra of Kent'
  • 'AUSmerchant'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Wynyard garden, Durham, UK
Date: 2019-07-22
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-10-12
Princess Alexandra of Kent (David Austin, 2007) from early fall 2

Date: 2021-02-24
Uploaded by Aerith
Location: Coastal WA 9A
Date: 2023-06-24
Location: Coon Rapids, MN home garden
Date: 2022-10-05
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2023-06-21
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2019-05-05
Uploaded by Aerith
Location: Wynyard Hall gardens, Tyne and Wear, England, UK
Date: 2022-07-01
Rosa 'Princess Alexandra of Kent'
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2023-06-21
Uploaded by Mustbnuts
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-04-24
Uploaded by Mustbnuts

Photo courtesy of Tasman Bay Roses
Location: Cincinnati, OH
Date: 2023-05-24
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Location: San Francisco
Rose (Rosa 'Princess Alexandra of Kent')
Uploaded by AnnKNCalif
Location: Mpls MN
Date: 2021-07-12

Date: 2019-04-14

Date: 2018-09-27
Rosa 'Princess Alexandra of Kent'

Date: 2011-06-17
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2022-07-01
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2022-07-01
Location: Wynyard garden, Durham, UK
Date: 2019-07-16
Location: Wynyard garden, Durham, UK
Date: 2019-07-16

Date: 2020-04-25
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2023-06-21

Date: 2020-06-14
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-09

Date: 2015-05-28
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-04-07
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-04-07
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-12-08
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-12-03

Date: 2015-05-28

Date: 2015-05-28

Date: 2014-05-29

photo credit: Dmitriy Konstantinov
Location: Zone 6B WV
Date: 2021-06-18
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-04-07

Date: 2014-05-29
Location: Zone 6B WV
Date: 2021-06-18
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-09-01
Comments:
  • Posted by MNdigger (Anoka County, Minnesota - Zone 4a) on Dec 3, 2022 7:50 PM concerning plant:
    One of my top 5. Many pretty pink blooms of great form in June through freeze. I'm in Minnesota so not much blooms before the end of May. Second year from D.A. bareroot is vigorous in 5 hours sun. Takes about 2 weeks to form new blooms if cut, or eaten by deer. Lasts 2-3 days when cut. Moderate fragrance. Wilts in the 90+ heat. No disease or infestations in last 2 years. Japanese beetles mildly attracted to this one. I noticed the information lists hardiness as zone 5b. David Austin has it as zone 4. Thrives well in zone 4a.

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