'AUSpoly' Rose

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'AUSpoly' rose Description

My HMF:

'Charlotte (shrub, Austin before 1992)' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Catwood Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• Charlotte (shrub, Austin before 1992)
• Charlotte Austin
• Elgin Festival

HMF Ratings:

93 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Light yellow Shrub.
Registration name: AUSpoly

Origin:

Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, before 1992).
Introduced in United Kingdom by David Austin Roses Limited (UK) in 1994 as 'Charlotte'.

Class:

Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection)

Bloom:

Yellow, orange shading. Moderate fragrance. 100 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Medium, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Leathery foliage. 7 leaflets.

Height: 3' to 6' (90 to 185cm). Width: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 10b. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot , susceptible to Mildew. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).

Patents:

European Union - Patent No: 340 on 2 Aug 1996
Application No: 19950475 on 24 Jul 1995

First commercialisation in EU: May 1, 1993.
Expiry of protection on June 1, 2018.

United States - Patent No: PP 9,008 on 13 Dec 1994 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/182,783 on 13 Jan 1994

Observations made from specimens grown in a garden environment at Albrighton, Wolverhampton, England in Jul. 1992.

Parentage:

seed:	Chaucer × Conrad Ferdinand Meyer
pollen:	Graham Thomas

Notes:

Dedicated to one of the Breeder's granddaughters.
One of the roses (listed as 'Charlotte') in the Rose Introducers of New Zealand (RINZ) 1998 Display Trial.