Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: full: 26-40 petals
Rose bloom color: Deep pink
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Extra Color Info: Deep pink, with red highlights
Growth Habit: Medium-tall, 3-5 feet, bushy
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, 1997
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)
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

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Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'Sophy's Rose'
  • 'AUSlot'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: my garden in Frederick MD
Date: 2019-05-23
brilliant color
Location: Coastal San Diego County
Location: Toronto, Ontario
Date: 2014-06-22
Location: Coastal San Diego County 
Date: 2018-04-24
Photo by sedumzz
Photo by Mike
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2009-06-24
Photo by Plumeriagirl
Location: The Gardens at Uncanoonuc Mountain, Goffstown NH
Date: July 2, 2022
Location: The Gardens at Uncanoonuc Mountain, Goffstown NH
Date: July 2, 2022
Photo by zuzu
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2008-07-05
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-06-24
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire UK
Date: 2022-06-24

At Alnwick Garden
Photo by emoryterri
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2009-06-24
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2010-04-20
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2011-04-25
Photo by zuzu
Location: In Zuzu's garden
Date: 2013-04-23
Comments:
  • Posted by critterologist (Frederick, MD - Zone 6b) on May 24, 2019 7:42 PM concerning plant:
    The bright color of this rose shows off from across the yard, and the fragrance reaches nearly as far! I'd describe the scent as pretty much "attar of roses," very similar in strength and sweetness to the 'Sharifa Asma' rose next to it.

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