Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: semi-double: 8-15 petals
Rose bloom color: Deep pink
Extra Bloom Info: Semi-double to double, in clusters
Rebloom: Some
Class: Shrub
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 3-5 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, 1994
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: 3-5 feet
Plant Spread: 2-3 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Pink
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Late summer or early 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:
  • 'The Herbalist'
  • 'AUSsemi'
  • 'Austins Herbalist'
  • 'Herbalist'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2022-07-01
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2022-07-01
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-09
Location: My garden - Arvada, Colorado zone 5
Date: June
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-08-16
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-26
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San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, CA.

San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, CA.

San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, CA.
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-28
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-06-15
Naturally growing plant
Comments:
  • Posted by chelle (N.E. Indiana - Zone 5b, and Florida - Zone 9b - Zone 9b) on Aug 19, 2012 5:15 AM concerning plant:
    Very easy to grow; blooms almost continuously here without fuss, and has a wonderful scent.

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