Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Light pink
Extra Bloom Info: In clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Extra Color Info: Light pink
Growth Habit: Medium, 3-4 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Mild
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, 1991
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)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
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: Graham Thomas x seedling

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Anne Boleyn'
  • 'AUSecret'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-09-20
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Photo by AnnKNCalif
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-07-23

Date: 2019-11-18
Location: Alnwick Garden, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2015-07-15
With Ispahan behind
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-09
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2023-06-21
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2022-06-24
Anne Boleyn
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2023-06-21
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2008-06-21

Date: 2019-11-29
Photo by zuzu
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2008-07-05
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-04-30
Location: Kalama, Wa.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2010-06-30

Date: 2015-05-28
Photo by zuzu

Date: 2015-05-28
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: September 2011

At Alnwick Garden

Date: 2015-05-28

Date: 2015-05-28

Date: 2013-08-08

Date: 2013-08-08

Date: 2013-08-08

Date: 2013-08-08

Date: 2015-05-28

Date: 2015-05-28

Date: 2015-05-28
Comments:
  • Posted by zuzu (Northern California - Zone 9a) on Oct 9, 2011 3:48 AM concerning plant:
    This rose is a little shorter than most of David Austin's shrub roses and the bloom is a little smaller than the usual Austin bloom, but the rose bush is covered with blooms for most of the year, to the point at which the foliage is difficult to see at times.
Discussion Threads about this plant
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Rosa 'Anne Boleyn' by tx_flower_child Mar 22, 2018 12:01 PM 0

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