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• Crown Princess Margareta

Also referenced as:  P/17a/91

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Apricot or apricot blend Shrub.
Registration name: AUSwinter
Exhibition name: Crown Princess Margareta

Bred by David Austin (United Kingdom, 1991).
Introduced in United Kingdom by David Austin Roses Limited (UK) in 2000 as 'Crown Princess Margareta'.
Introduced in United States by David Austin Roses Limited (USA) in 2007 as 'Crown Princess Margareta'.

Shrub.  English Rose Collection.  

Apricot or apricot blend.  Strong, fruity, tea rose fragrance.  Average diameter 4".  Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, old-fashioned bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed, ovoid buds.  

Medium, bushy, climbing.  
Height of 4' to 6' (120 to 185 cm).  Width of 4' (120 cm).

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower, garden, pillar or shrub.  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  Spring Pruning: Remove old canes and dead or diseased wood and cut back canes that cross. In warmer climates, cut back the remaining canes by about one-third. In colder areas, you'll probably find you'll have to prune a little more than that.  

Australia - Application No: 2001/145  on  2001   VIEW PBR PATENT
European Union - Application No: 19991796  on  7 Dec 1999
Proposed denomination: AUSwinter.United States - Patent No: PP 13,484  on  21 Jan 2003   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application  on  13 Nov 2000

Named for the granddaughter of Queen Victoria, Crown Princess Margareta.
No. 271 in the 2000 Monza Competition. (Source: Website Roseto Niso Fumagalli.)