'Crown Princess Margareta ®' Rose

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'Crown Princess Margareta ®' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Rita Granata's "Giardino del Rosa".

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• AUSwinter

HMF Ratings:

144 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Apricot or apricot blend Shrub.
Registration name: AUSwinter
Exhibition name: Crown Princess Margareta ®

Origin:

Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, 1990).
Introduced in United Kingdom by David Austin Roses Limited (UK) in 1999 as 'Crown Princess Margareta'.
Introduced in United States by David Austin Roses Limited (USA) in 2007 as 'Crown Princess Margareta'.

Class:

Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection)

Bloom:

Apricot or apricot blend. Strong, fruity, tea rose fragrance. up to 120 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cupped-to-flat, old-fashioned, rosette bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium, pointed, ovoid buds.

Habit:

Tall, arching, bushy, climbing. Medium foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.

Height: 47" to 11'10" (120 to 360cm). Width: 4' (120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower, garden, pillar or shrub. Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom. Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.

Patents:

Australia - Patent No: AU3298P on 8 May 2007
Application No: 2001/145 on 23 May 2001 VIEW PBR PATENT

in 1990 seed parent unnamed seedling crossed with pollen parent ‘Auscot’ syn Abraham Darby. The seeds produced were sown Jan 1991 (Northern Hemisphere). From this seedling population, a promising seedling was selected from which six buds were grafted to ‘Laxa’ rootstock. This seedling (to be known as ‘Auswinter’) was further trialled and in 1994 selected for multiplication.
First sold in UK in May 1999.

Canada - Patent No: 1051 on 17 Oct 2001
Application No: 00-2108 on 14 Jan 2000

'Auswinter' originated from a cross between two English rose varieties which took place at David Austin Roses, Albrighton, United Kingdom in 1990. The variety was selected for its apricot-orange colouration, old-fashioned flower shape, good fragrance and disease resistance.
Rights revoked on October 17, 2018.

European Union - Application No: 19991796 on 7 Dec 1999

Proposed denomination: AUSwinter.

New Zealand - Patent on 2000

South Africa - Application on 2003

United States - Patent No: PP 13,484 on 21 Jan 2003 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 09/712,310 on 13 Nov 2000

The present invention relates to a new and distinct shrub rose plant which was originated by me by crossing an unnamed seedling with the variety AUScot.

Ploidy:

Tetraploid

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × Abraham Darby

Notes:

Named for the granddaughter of Queen Victoria, Crown Princess Margareta.
No. 271 in the 2000 Monza Competition. (Source: Website Roseto Niso Fumagalli.)