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'AUSguard' rose Description
'Portmeirion' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Andrea Franzius
Availability:
Commercially available
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HMF Ratings:
36 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Medium pink Shrub.
Registration name: AUSguard
Exhibition name: Portmeirion
Origin:
Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, before 1999).
Introduced in United Kingdom by David Austin Roses Limited (UK) in 1999 as 'Portmeirion'.
Class:
Shrub.   (Series: English Rose Collection)  
Bloom:
Deep pink.  Strong, old rose fragrance.  Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped-to-flat bloom form.  Occasional repeat later in the season.  
Habit:
Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, spreading.  Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: up to 3' (up to 90cm).  Width: up to 3' (up to 90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 10b.  Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.  Disease susceptibility: disease resistant.  
Patents:
Australia - Application No: 2001/143  on  2001   VIEW PBR PATENT
 
European Union - Application No: 19991794  on  12 Jul 1999
Proposed Denomination: AUSguard.
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