Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Medium pink
Extra Bloom Info: In small clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Growth Habit: Medium, 3-4 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Moderate
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, 2001
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: Pink
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: Seedling x Golden Celebration

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Alnwick Castle'
  • 'AUSgrab'
  • 'The Alnwick Rose'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2008-07-05
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-11-06
The Alnwick Rose in a darker than typical shade of pink due to co
Location: Chudleigh, Tasmania
Date: 2018-11-27
Location: Huntsville, Al
Date: 2022-05-11
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-09-21

Date: 2020-07-08

Date: 2019-10-19
A single spray of the David Austin rose Alnwick Castle

At Alnwick Garden
Location: Mid-Missouri, USA
Date: 2020-07-20
Right after a rain
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2021-09-06
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2016-04-03

Date: 2020-05-17
Photo by LolaTasmania

Date: 2015-05-15

Date: 2022-03-13

Collage of The Wedgwood Rose
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-10-01
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2022-07-01

Date: 2020-05-22

Regans Nursery
Photo by AnnKNCalif
Photo by emoryterri

Date: 2020-05-22
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2016-06-18

At Alnwick Garden
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-09

Date: 2015-05-15

Regans Nursery

Regans Nursery
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-04-11

Date: 2015-06-05

Date: 2015-06-05

Date: 2021-05-01
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-04-19

Date: 2015-05-15

Date: 2015-05-15

Date: 2015-05-15
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One beautiful picture by joannakat Nov 28, 2018 6:47 PM 1

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