Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Other: Rosette
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Red blend
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Extra Color Info: Cherry red, with mauve shading
Growth Habit: Medium tall, 4-6 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Moderate
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, 2009
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: 4-6 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Red
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
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:
  • 'Tam o'Shanter'
  • 'AUScerise'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: Wynyard Hall gardens, Tyne and Wear, England
Date: 2022-07-01
Rose Tam O’Shanter
Location: Heighleygate garden centre, Northumberland UK
Date: 2011-06-15

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