'Gertrude Jekyll' Rose

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'Gertrude Jekyll' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of sergio126

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• AUSbord

HMF Ratings:

38 favorite votes.
EXCELLENT- overall member rating.

ARS:

Medium pink Shrub.
Registration name: AUSbord

Origin:

Bred by David Austin (United Kingdom, 1986).

Class:

Shrub. English Rose [David Austin].

Bloom:

Pink. Strong, old rose fragrance. Average diameter 4.25". Large, old-fashioned, quartered bloom form. Occasional repeat later in the season.

Habit:

Height of 4' to 10' (120 to 305 cm). Width of 4' to 6' (120 to 185 cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 10b.

Patents:

Australia - Application No: 1991/021 on 22 Mar 1991
Synonym: Gertrude Jekyll. Applicant: David Austin Roses Ltd.

New Zealand - Patent No: 522 on 20 Aug 1990
Application on 9 Mar 1989
The breeder's Reference for this rose is Ausbord. The New Zealand Trade Name is 'Gertrude Jekyll'. This PVR Grant expires August 20, 2013.

United States - Patent No: PP 7,220 on 17 Apr 1990 VIEW USPTO PATENT
The patent application reports the following parentage: Female parent (seed parent): An unnamed seedling. Male parent (pollen parent): Comte de Chambord.

Parentage:

Wife of Bath ® × Comte de Chambord (portland, Robert & Moreau, pre 1858)

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