'Sophy's Rose' Rose

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'Sophy's Rose' Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Shirley Hooper's Idaho Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• AUSlot

HMF Ratings:

69 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Medium red Shrub.
Registration name: AUSlot
Exhibition name: Sophy's Rose

Origin:

Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, 1997).
Introduced in United Kingdom by David Austin Roses Limited (UK) in 1997 as 'Sophy's Rose'.

Class:

Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection)

Bloom:

Red. Mild, tea rose fragrance. up to 82 petals. Average diameter 3.75". Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, rosette bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Rounded, wide oval buds.

Habit:

Bushy, narrow. Medium, matte foliage.

Height: 3' to 4½' (90 to 135cm). Width: 30" to 4' (75 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 10b. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).

Patents:

Australia - Patent No: AU2360P on 18 Dec 2003
Application No: 2000/110 on 24 Mar 2000 VIEW PBR PATENT

seed parent ‘Auspero’ syn Prospero x pollen parent an un-named seedling. The seed parent is characterised by rich crimson flowers with a true old rose fragrance. The pollen parent has a spreading growth habit and dark red flowers. ... Breeder: David Austin, Wolverhampton, UK.
First sold in UK in May 1997.

European Union - Patent No: 4617 on 7 Jun 1999
Application No: 19961275 on 18 Nov 1996

Provisional designation: bb/12g/89. Proposed denomination: AUSLOT. Breeder: David Austin Roses Ltd.

New Zealand - Patent on 1999

South Africa - Application on 1999

United States - Patent No: PP 11,422 on 20 Jun 2000 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 09/168,198 on 7 Oct 1998

The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of shrub rose plant of the Rosa hybrida class which was originated by me by crossing the variety `Prospero`, unpatented, with an unnamed seedling.

Parentage:

Prospero ® × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Heirloom Roses says this rose represents a new shade of red in David Austin's English Roses.