'Geoff Hamilton' Rose

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'Geoff Hamilton' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of A Little Piece of Heaven. Tatiana Roses

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• AUSham
• D/51/88

HMF Ratings:

97 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Medium pink Shrub.
Registration name: AUSham
Exhibition name: Geoff Hamilton

Origin:

Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, 1997).
Introduced in United Kingdom by David Austin Roses Limited (UK) in 1997 as 'Geoff Hamilton'.

Class:

Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection)

Bloom:

Pink. Strong fragrance. 41 to 108 petals. Average diameter 2.5". Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, globular, old-fashioned, rounded bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, compact, few or no prickles/thorns, upright, well-branched.

Height: 4' to 5' (120 to 150cm). Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b and warmer. Can be used for cut flower or garden. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.

Patents:

Canada - Patent No: 0908 on 2 Feb 2001
Application No: 98-1226 on 23 Feb 1998

Rights surrendered on April 17, 2012.

European Union - Patent No: 5584 on 20 Dec 1999
Application No: 19961282 on 18 Nov 1996

Breeder: David Austin Roses Ltd. Provisional designation: d/51/88. Proposed denomination: AUSHAM.

United States - Patent No: PP 11,421 on 20 Jun 2000 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: US1998000168298 on 7 Oct 1997

Inventor: David C.H. Austin (Wolverhampton, UK). Applicant: David Austin Roses Limited (Wolverhampton, UK). A shrub rose plant having disease resistance; strong growth; pink blooms of an old-fashioned shape; and the ability to repeat flower well through the summer...

Parentage:

Heritage ® × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

The late Geoff Hamilton created Barnsdale Gardens.