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
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Extra Color Info: Seashell-pink, with white undertones
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 3-5 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, 1987
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: 3-5 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
Parentage: Wife of Bath x sdlg

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'St. Cecilia'
  • 'AUSmit'
  • 'Saint Cecilia'
  • 'Saint Cecelia'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Photo by zuzu
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2023-09-18
Location: Dean Bond Rose Garden, Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-06-02
Photo by zuzu
Location: Dean Bond Rose Garden, Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-06-02
Photo by zuzu
Photo by zuzu
Photo by zuzu
Photo by Cottage_Rose
Photo by zuzu
Photo by Cottage_Rose

Date: 2010-05-23
Photo courtesy of: Yoko Nekonomania

Date: 2009-11-23
Photo courtesy of: Yoko Nekonomania

Date: 2009-11-23
Photo courtesy of: Yoko Nekonomania
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-05-28
Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-05-28
Location: Dean Bond Rose Garden, Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-06-02
Location: Dean Bond Rose Garden, Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-06-02
Location: San Jose Heritage Rose Garden
Date: 2008-05-20
Photo by zuzu
Photo by zuzu

Date: 2009-11-23
Photo courtesy of: Yoko Nekonomania
Photo by Calif_Sue

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