Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Apricot and apricot blend
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Growth Habit: Height 7-14 ft.
Fragrance: Moderate
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, 1982
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 5b 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: Up to 15 feet
Plant Spread: 6-8 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: Charles Austin x sdlg

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Leander'
  • 'AUSlea'
  • 'Lovely Apricot'

Common names
  • English Shrub Rose
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-08-09
Location: Germany
Date: 2022-08-20
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-08-10
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2017-05-25

Date: 2019-09-03
Photo by AnnKNCalif
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2021-08-05
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2019-06-30
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2021-08-05
Location: Germany
Date: 2021-06-18
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-05-08
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-06-27

San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, CA.
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2014-07-04

San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, CA.

San Jose Heritage Rose Garden
Photo by zuzu
Photo by zuzu

San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, CA.

San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, CA.

San Jose Heritage Rose Garden

San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, CA.

San Jose Heritage Rose Garden, CA
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: Reykjavík, Iceland
Date: 2012-09-06
Location: Reykjavík, Iceland
Date: 2012-09-06
Photo by zuzu

photo credit: Jamain
Photo by magga
Location: Rosarium Glucksburg, Germany.
Location: Rosarium Glucksburg, Germany.
Location: Rosarium Glucksburg, Germany.
Location: Rosarium Glucksburg, Germany.

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