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• Tamora

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Apricot or apricot blend Shrub.
Registration name: AUStamora
Exhibition name: Tamora (shrub, Austin, 1983)

Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, 1983).

Shrub.   (Series: English Rose Collection)  

Apricot - yellow, darker center, lighter edges.  Strong, myrrh fragrance.  Average diameter 3.5".  Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, bushy, compact.  Small, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 39" to 4' (100 to 120cm).  Width: 2' to 3' (60 to 90cm).

USDA zone 5b through 10b.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  

In September 1998, the Montreal Botanical Garden (Le Jardin Botanique de Montreal) carried out a survey of its roses' resistance to black spot, powdery mildew and rust. This is one of the outstanding varieties which showed a 0% to 5% infection rate. The data was taken on well-established roses.