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• AUSvelvet

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Dark red Shrub.
Registration name: AUSvelvet

Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, 1990).

Shrub.   (Series: English Rose Collection)  

Dark red.  Old rose fragrance.  Average diameter 3".  Double (17-25 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Height: 30" to 4' (75 to 120cm).  Width: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm).

USDA zone 5b through 10b.  

Australia - Application No: 1994/042  on  1994   VIEW PBR PATENT
United States - Patent No: PP 8,813  on  5 Jul 1994   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application  on  30 Sep 1992