Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
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: Pale pink and white
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 3-5 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, 1989
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: 3-5 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: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Parentage: Mary Rose x Admired Miranda
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Sharifa Asma'
  • 'AUSreef'
  • 'Sharifa'

Common names
  • Rose

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Location: Jacksonville, TX
Date: 2014-04-26
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2019-07-29
Location: my garden in Frederick MD
Date: 2019-05-23
you WISH this was scratch 'n sniff

Date: 2017-07-07
Location: My Garden in PA
Date: 2023-05-26
Location: my garden in Frederick MD
Date: 2019-05-23
Shows the changes in color as the blooms age
Location: Chudleigh, Tasmania
Date: 2019-12-18

Date: 2019-07-25
Uploaded by emoryterri
Uploaded by Trish
Location: Chudleigh, Tasmania
Date: 2019-12-14
Location: NSW Aust
Date: 2020-03-03
Rosa sharifa Asma
Uploaded by Krista_5NY

Date: 2019-11-17

Date: 2014-09-14
Uploaded by DianeSeeds
Uploaded by kniphofia
Location: West Covina, CA

Date: 2014-04-26
  • Uploaded by jon
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2009-06-14
Uploaded by MargieNY
Uploaded by zuzu
Location: Jacksonville, TX
Date: 2014-04-26
Location: Kamloops, BC, Canada
Date: 2013-06-11
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-03-29
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2015-10-19

Date: 2014-09-14
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Uploaded by zuzu
Uploaded by Aerith

Date: 2014-04-26
  • Uploaded by jon

Date: 2014-04-26
  • Uploaded by jon
Location: My Mom's garden
Date: 2012-04-23
Location: West Covina, CA
Location: West Covina, CA
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-03-30
Location: Islamabad, zone 9b
Date: 2016-04-05
Uploaded by zuzu

At Regans nursery

At Regans nursery
Uploaded by zuzu
Location: In Zuzu's garden
Date: 2012-05-16
Comments:
  • Posted by Newyorkrita (North Shore, Long Island, NY ) on Feb 9, 2014 6:43 PM concerning plant:
    A really lovely David Austin rose. I grew mine for only a short time as it ended up showing RMV really badly, so I dug it up and tossed it. I meant to get another but never did. Still, a simply stunning flower.
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