Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Mauve and mauve blend
Extra Bloom Info: In small clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Extra Color Info: Pink, with lavender shading
Growth Habit: Medium, 3-4 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, before 2008
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: Mauve
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:
  • 'Young Lycidas'
  • 'AUSvibrant'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Coastal WA 9A
Date: 2023-06-13
Photo by Aerith
Location: RHS Hyde Hall, Essex, UK.
Date: 2022-08-09

Photo courtesy of Tasman Bay Roses

Date: 2019-11-17

Date: 2019-11-25
Photo by Mossy44

Date: 2019-11-18

Date: 2019-11-13

Date: 2020-04-05

Date: 2019-05-11
Photo by SoCalGardenNut
Photo by Canadian_Rose
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-09
Location: At a Washington nursery 
Date: 2019-06-20

Date: 2020-12-28

Date: 2019-05-26

Date: 2019-05-11
Photo by zuzu
Photo by zuzu
Location: RHS Wisley, UK.
Photo by Steve812
Location: RHS Wisley, UK.
Photo by Cem9165
Discussion Threads about this plant
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Gorgeous! by goldfinch4 Jun 8, 2012 11:39 AM 2

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