'Scepter'd Isle ®' Rose

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'Scepter'd Isle ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Cristina Macleod

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• AUSland
• O/18/89

HMF Ratings:

144 favorite votes.
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

Parentage:

Wife of Bath ® × Heritage ®

Notes:

Internal breeder code: 0-18-89. No. 082 in the 1997 Monza Competition (Source: Website Roseto Niso Fumagalli.)