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
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Growth Habit: Tall, can be trained as climber
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, 2005
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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Plant Height: 6-8 feet
Plant Spread: 4-5 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
Parentage: sdlg x sdlg

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Tea Clipper'
  • 'AUSrover'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2023-06-12
Uploaded by zuzu
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2015-04-28
Location: Bristol, RI
Date: June 17, 2022
Taken in the Blithewold Manor Rose Garden
Location: Switzerland, in my garden
Date: 2016-08-29

In Zuzu's garden
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2011-06-17
In the plant sales area
Location: in Zuzu's garden
Date: 2017-05-11
Uploaded by Henhouse
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-09

photo credit: Jamain

photo credit: Jamain

At Regans nursery

In Zuzu's garden
Uploaded by zuzu

At Garden Valley Ranch nursery
Uploaded by zuzu
Uploaded by zuzu
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