Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Medium yellow
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters
Rebloom: Some
Class: Shrub
Extra Color Info: Medium yellow
Growth Habit: Medium, 3-4 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, 1999
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: 3-4 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Blythe Spirit'
  • 'AUSchool'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2023-06-21
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2022-07-01
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2019-07-16
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2019-07-16
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-09

At Alnwick Garden
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2011-06-29

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