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'AUSland' rose Description
'Scepter'd Isle ®' rose photo
Photo courtesy of JGagnon
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
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Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Light pink Shrub.
Registration name: AUSland
Exhibition name: Scepter'd Isle ®
Origin:
Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, 1989).
Introduced in United Kingdom by David Austin Roses Limited (UK) in 1997 as 'Scepter'd Isle'.
Class:
Shrub.   (Series: English Rose Collection)  
Bloom:
Soft pink shading to a paler pink on the outer petals.  Strong, myrrh fragrance.  45 petals.  Average diameter 3.5".  Medium, double (17-25 petals), cupped bloom form.  Prolific, continuous (perpetual) bloom throughout the season.  
Habit:
Short, upright.  Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: 30" to 6' (75 to 185cm).  Width: 2' to 42" (60 to 105cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 10b.  Disease susceptibility: disease resistant.  Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) .  Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).  
Patents:
Australia - Application No: 1998/246  on  1998   VIEW PBR PATENT
 
Canada - Patent No: 0576  on  2 Mar 1999
Application No: 96-977  on  24 Dec 1996
 
European Union - Patent No: 2400  on  1 Sep 1997
Application No: 19961279  on  18 Nov 1996
Holder: David Austin Roses Ltd. Provisional designation: o/lb/89. Approved denomination: AUSland.
 
United States - Patent No: PP 10,969  on  22 Jun 1999   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/799,096  on  10 Feb 1997
Ploidy:
Tetraploid
Notes:
Internal breeder code: 0-18-89. No. 082 in the 1997 Monza Competition (Source: Website Roseto Niso Fumagalli.)