'Margaret Roberts' Rose

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'Margaret Roberts' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Heirloom Roses, Inc. (USA)

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• AUSpale
• Redouté

HMF Ratings:

57 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Light pink Shrub.
Registration name: AUSpale

Origin:

Discovered by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, before 1992).

Class:

Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection)

Bloom:

Light pink. Moderate, sweet fragrance. Average diameter 3". Medium, borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped, reflexed bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Leathery foliage. 5 leaflets.

Height: 4' to 6' (120 to 185cm). Width: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 10b.

Patents:

Australia - Application No: 1996/063 on 1996 VIEW PBR PATENT

European Union - Patent No: 334 on 2 Aug 1996
Application No: 19950464 on 24 Jul 1995

First commercialisation in EU: May 1, 1992; outside EU: 01/01/1994
Expiry of protection on June 1, 2017.

United States - Patent No: PP 8,789 on 30 Mar 1993 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 08/040,155 on 21 Jun 1994

Observations of flower characteristics were made from specimens grown in a garden environment in Albrighton, Wolverhampton, England, in July, 1992.

Parentage:

sport of Mary Rose ®

Notes:

Ludwigs Roses says this rose is known as 'Margaret Roberts' in South Africa where it is named for the well known herb lady...