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• St. Swithun ™
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Light pink Shrub.
Registration name: AUSwith
Exhibition name: St. Swithun ™

Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, 1993).

Shrub.   (Series: English Rose Collection)  

Light pink.  Moderate, myrrh fragrance.  120 to 130 petals.  Average diameter 3".  Medium, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Rounded buds.  

Leathery foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  

Height: 5'11" to 9'10" (180 to 300cm).  Width: 3' to 4' (90 to 120cm).

USDA zone 5b through 10b.  Disease susceptibility: susceptible to blackspot .  

European Union - Patent No: 339  on  2 Aug 1996
Application No: 19950474  on  24 Jul 1995
New Zealand - Patent No: 1100  on  5 Jun 1996
United States - Patent No: PP 9,010  on  13 Dec 1994   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/183,276  on  13 Jan 1994

The Plant Science Dept. of the Nova Scotia Agriculture College evaluated 58 English Roses to assess their hardiness and disease-resistance. St. Swithun was found to be reasonably tolerant to blackspot, as well as winter hardy.