'Lovely Apricot' Rose

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'Lovely Apricot' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Gerda Fritz's Garden

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• AUSlea
• Leander

HMF Ratings:

82 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Apricot or apricot blend Shrub.
Registration name: AUSlea
Exhibition name: Leander

Origin:

Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, 1982).

Class:

Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection)

Bloom:

Apricot or apricot blend. Fruity fragrance. Very double bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 7' to 14' (215 to 425cm). Width: 5' to 6' (150 to 185cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 10b.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Charles Austin × Unnamed Seedling

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. Leander was found to be winter hardy.