Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Apricot and apricot blend
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters, with ruffled petals
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Growth Habit: Medium, 3-4 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Moderate
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, 2004
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: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Other: Apricot blend
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:
  • 'Carding Mill'
  • 'AUSwest'

Common names
  • Rose

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Date: 2023-05-06
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Date: June 17, 2022
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Date: 2022-01-17
Location: In Zuzu's garden
Date: 2013-04-25

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Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2023-05-11
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Location: The Gardens at Uncanoonuc Mountain, Goffstown NH
Date: July 2, 2022
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-05-01
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-05-05
Location: Knoxville, TN
Date: 2012-05-16
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Location: In Zuzu's garden
Date: 2013-04-25

Date: 2016-05-27
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Location: In Zuzu's garden
Date: 2012-05-12
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