'St. Cecilia' |
'AUSmit' |
'Saint Cecilia' |
'Saint Cecelia' |
Bloom size: | Medium: 2-3" |
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: | Seashell-pink, with white undertones |
Growth Habit: | Medium-tall, 3-5 feet, bushy |
Fragrance: | Strong |
Hybridizer & year: | David Austin, 1987 |
Optimal growing zones: | USDA zone 5 and warmer |
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: | 3-5 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: | Wife of Bath x sdlg |
After many years of growing mainly fussy and tender hybrid tea roses in rural zone 5, I became discouraged with their failure to do well beyond a season or two. Some seemed to never do well, no matter how well I cared for them. Some would just sit there and not grow or would quickly become naked and ugly from black spot. Reluctant to give up on growing my favorite flower, I did some online research and found information on hardy and easy-to-grow roses.
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Which of these Austins should I make cuttings of because they're hard-to-find? by SusaninSB | Feb 19, 2021 11:44 AM | 9 |
Oldie Austins by Cottage_Rose | Oct 11, 2020 4:52 PM | 12 |
Recommendations for purchasing David Austin roses 5' high or shorter by kohala | Apr 21, 2020 5:59 PM | 20 |
July 2019 -- Photos and Chat by zuzu | Aug 2, 2019 12:08 AM | 307 |
February 2019 -- Photos and Chat by zuzu | Mar 1, 2019 1:03 AM | 139 |
Hardy David Austin Roses by frankrichards16 | Dec 31, 2018 8:46 AM | 39 |
October 2018 -- Photos and Chat by zuzu | Nov 4, 2018 10:57 PM | 185 |
What's your opinion of these roses? by Canadian_Rose | May 27, 2019 1:33 PM | 43 |
I.D. this hardy, re-blooming charmer? by AnneCecilia | Feb 3, 2020 8:25 PM | 11 |
March Rose Blooms in 2014 by zuzu | Apr 12, 2014 7:42 AM | 13 |
Autumn Greetings from Cottage Rose by Cottage_Rose | Nov 1, 2013 6:17 PM | 10 |
Roses starting to bloom in Michigan! by Cottage_Rose | Jun 21, 2013 9:33 PM | 53 |
My Hardy David Austin Roses by Cottage_Rose | Jan 25, 2013 10:27 AM | 16 |
New blooms, first week of May 2012 by zuzu | May 12, 2012 10:41 AM | 29 |
What Can this Be? by melva | Apr 21, 2010 11:06 AM | 12 |
My March and April Blooms by zuzu | Jul 10, 2011 11:38 PM | 94 |
Austin Roses by BlissfulGarden | Aug 10, 2010 12:03 AM | 154 |
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