Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Light pink
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters, 100 petals
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Extra Color Info: Soft pink, fading to white
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 4-5 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, 1997
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: 4-5 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 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

Image
Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Geoff Hamilton'
  • 'AUSham'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-09
Photo by kniphofia
Location: Kamloops, BC, Canada
Date: 2010-07-01
Location: Kamloops, BC, Canada
Date: 2013-06-11
Photo by Cottage_Rose
Photo by Mike

Photo courtesy of Tasman Bay Roses
Photo by GardenGuyAZ
Photo by GardenGuyAZ
Comments:
  • Posted by kniphofia (Northumberland, UK) on Jan 23, 2021 8:51 AM concerning plant:
    Introduced by David Austin in 1997, Geoff Hamilton has clusters of globular pink blooms borne in clusters. It has a strong fragrance and blooms in flushes throughout the season. Geoff Hamilton was a much loved presenter of the BBC programme Gardener's World in the 1980s which was broadcast from his garden at Barnsdale in the East Midlands in the UK. Geoff was an early advocate of organic gardening. He died in 1996.

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