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'AUSvelvet' rose Description
'The Prince ®' rose photo
Photo courtesy of A Capitol Hill Rose Garden (1915)
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
94 favorite votes.  
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.  
ARS:
Dark red Shrub.
Registration name: AUSvelvet
Origin:
Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, 1990).
Class:
Shrub.   (Series: English Rose Collection)  
Bloom:
Dark red.  Old rose fragrance.  Average diameter 3".  Double (17-25 petals) bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:

Height: 30" to 4' (75 to 120cm).  Width: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 10b.  
Patents:
Australia - Application No: 1994/042  on  1994   VIEW PBR PATENT
 
United States - Patent No: PP 8,813  on  5 Jul 1994   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application  on  30 Sep 1992
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