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'Queen of Sweden' rose Description
Photo courtesy of JGagnon
HMF Ratings:
87 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Light pink Shrub. Registration name: AUStigerExhibition name: Queen of Sweden
Class:
Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection)
Bloom:
Light pink, apricot highlights. Mild, myrrh fragrance. up to 140 petals. Average diameter 2.75". Large, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Medium, bushy, upright. Medium, matte, medium green foliage. 7 leaflets.
Height: up to 39" (up to 100cm). Width: up to 30" (up to 75cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower, garden, landscape or shrub. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. 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.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 17,150 on 10 Oct 2006 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/033,946 on 11 Jan 2005 The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of a shrub rose plant named `AUStiger` which was originated by me by crossing an unnamed, unpatented seedling and the variety `AUSpoly` (CHARLOTTE.TM.), U.S. Plant Pat. No. 9,008.
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