In 2001 an unnamed seedling was selected to be the seed parent and an unnamed seedling was selected to be the pollen parent. The seed parent was characterised by lighter red flower colour and the pollen parent was characterised by orange flower colour. The resulting seed was sown in Jan 2002, resulting in a number of seedlings. The best of these seedlings was then selected. From this plant two buds were taken and grafted (using the ‘T’ budding method) onto ‘Inermis’ root stock under glass. Two years later, in 2004, the variety was considered good enough for increasing by stenting to 6 plants. The following year, in 2005, it was selected again and increased by stenting to 20 plants. From then on it was selected each year and gradually increased to 90 plants at the David Austin Roses nursery in Albrighton prior to introduction as a commercial cut-flower rose in the UK and Europe in Aug 2009. Breeder: David Austin Roses Limited, Wolverhampton, UK

Inventors: Austin; David C. H. (Wolverhampton, GB)
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of shrub rose plant named ‘AUSchariot’, which was originated by cross pollination of two unnamed, unpatented varieties of Rosa hybrida. ..The following description is of 2 year-old rose plants of the new variety grown indoors in a greenhouse in Albrighton, Britain in the month of July.