'The Ingenious Mr. Fairchild' Rose

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'The Ingenious Mr. Fairchild' rose Description

My HMF:

'The Ingenious Mr. Fairchild' rose photo

Photo courtesy of Natalie Bloxham-Arcola Gardens

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• AUStijus

HMF Ratings:

41 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD.

ARS:

Pink blend Shrub.
Registration name: The Ingenious Mr. Fairchild
Exhibition name: AUStijus

Origin:

Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, 2003).
Introduced in United States by David Austin Roses Limited (USA) in 2005 as 'AUStijus'.

Class:

Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection)

Bloom:

Pink blend. Flowers lavender pink, reverse lighter mauve. Strong, fruity, lemon, old rose fragrance. 71 petals. Average diameter 3.25". Large, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, bushy, rounded, spreading, well-branched. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.

Height: up to 5' (up to 150cm). Width: up to 42" (up to 105cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for garden, landscape or shrub.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

Undisclosed

Notes:

Thomas Fairchild (ca. 1667 - October 10, 1729), English clothworker, gardener and botanist ("Fairchild"), who established himself about 1690 as nurseryman and florist in Hoxton, published "The City Gardener" (1722) and other treatises.