Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Pink blend
Extra Bloom Info: In small clusters
Rebloom: Some
Class: Shrub
Extra Color Info: Several shades of pink
Growth Habit: Medium, bushy, 3-4 feet tall
Fragrance: Moderate
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, 2001
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 4 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: 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
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Child plants: one child plant

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'The Mayflower'
  • 'AUStilly'
  • 'Mayflower'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2023-06-21
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2023-06-21
Location: Alnwick Garden, Northumberland, UK
Date: 2015-06-22
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2011-06-15
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2009-06-07

At Alnwick Garden
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2011-06-11
Location: Lincolnshire, England, UK
Date: 22 September 2011
David Austin Rose, The Mayflower

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