'Charles Austin' Rose

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'Charles Austin' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Gerda Fritz's Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• AUSfather
• AUSles
• Charming Apricot

HMF Ratings:

110 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Apricot or apricot blend Shrub.
Registration name: AUSfather, AUSles
Exhibition name: Charles Austin

Origin:

Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, 1973).

Class:

Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection)

Bloom:

Apricot, lighter outer petals. Strong, fruity fragrance. 70 petals. Average diameter 4". Medium to large, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Tall, bushy.

Height: 5' to 10' (150 to 305cm). Width: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 10b. Can be used for cut flower or garden. A good subject for pegging. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot , susceptible to Mildew. Cut back one-half every year..

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Chaucer × Aloha (cl. hybrid tea, Boerner before 1949)

Notes: