Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Light pink
Extra Bloom Info: In small clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Extra Color Info: Light pink
Growth Habit: Tall, 5-7 feet, can be trained as pillar rose
Fragrance: Moderate
Misc: Thornless or almost thornless
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, 2002
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 5 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 5-7 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Parentage: Lilian Austin x seedling

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Mortimer Sackler'
  • 'AUSorts'
  • 'Mary Delany'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-07-22
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire
Date: 2016-11-26
Uploaded by MuseLea
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Location: Albrighton, England
Date: 2014-06-25
Photo taken at David Austin Roses
Uploaded by kniphofia
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2022-07-01
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-06-24
Location: Garden
Date: 2016-07
Location: Garden
Date: 2016-07
Delicately fragrant, very floriferous and repeat flowering from J
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-07-25
Uploaded by kniphofia
Uploaded by zuzu
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2006-09-27
Uploaded by zuzu
Comments:
  • Posted by kniphofia (Northumberland, UK) on Jun 22, 2023 11:34 PM concerning plant:
    Apparently renamed by David Austin Roses in 2022 to Mary Delany.
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