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'AUSmound' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Roselee
HMF Ratings:
69 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
ARS:
Pink blend Shrub. Registration name: AUSmound Exhibition name: Lilian Austin
Class:
Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection)
Bloom:
Pink blend. Mild fragrance. 33 petals. Average diameter 4". Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Height: 4' to 4¼' (120 to 130cm). Width: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 10b. 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).
Notes:
The Plant Science Dept. of the Nova Scotia Agriculture College evaluated 58 English Roses to assess their hardiness and disease-resistance. Their results can be found at: http://www.nsac.ns.ca/nsac/ps/annual96/mapple.htm. Lilian Austin was found to be reasonably tolerant to blackspot, as well as winter hardy.
Named for the breeder's mother.
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