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Medium pink Shrub.

Bred by L. Pernille Olesen (Denmark, 1991). Bred by Mogens Nyegaard Olesen (Denmark, 1991).
Introduced in Denmark by Poulsen Roser A/S as 'Astrid Lindgren'.

Floribunda, Shrub.  

Light pink.  Raspberry fragrance.  Medium, double (17-25 petals), in small clusters, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Tall, bushy.  

Height: 4' to 8' (120 to 245cm).  

USDA zone 4b and warmer.  Produces decorative hips.  Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.  

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Writer Astrid Lindgren was born Astrid Anna Emilia Ericsson 14 November 1907 in Näs, near Vimmerby, Småland. Lindgren wrote Pippi Longstocking (Pippi Långstrump) as a birthday present for her daughter in 1944.