'Belle Story' Rose

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'Belle Story' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Robert Neil Rippetoe

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• AUSelle
• Bienenweide

HMF Ratings:

61 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Light pink Shrub.
Registration name: AUSelle
Exhibition name: Belle Story

Origin:

Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, 1984).

Class:

Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection)

Bloom:

Light pink. Mild, anise fragrance. 35 petals. Average diameter 4.5". Large bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Habit:

Spreading.

Height: 2' to 5' (60 to 150cm). Width: up to 5' (up to 150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 10b. Disease susceptibility: susceptible to Mildew, susceptible to rust . Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Chaucer × Parade (climber, Boerner 1953)
pollen:	The Prioress × Iceberg (floribunda, Kordes 1958)

Notes:

Named after one of the first nursing sisters to serve as a British Royal Navy officer.