'Sophy's Rose' Rose

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'Sophy's Rose' Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Henrique Rodrigues Vivián

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• AUSlot

HMF Ratings:

62 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT.

ARS:

Medium red Shrub.
Registration name: AUSlot
Exhibition name: Sophy's Rose

Origin:

Bred by David C. H. Austin (United Kingdom, 1997).
Introduced in United Kingdom by David Austin Roses Limited (UK) in 1997 as 'Sophy's Rose'.

Class:

Shrub. English Rose Collection.

Bloom:

Red. Strong, tea fragrance. 41 to 50 petals. Average diameter 5". Rosette bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height of 3' to 4½' (90 to 135 cm). Width of 30" to 4' (75 to 120 cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 10b. Requires spring freeze protection (see glossary - Spring freeze protection) . Can be grown in the ground or in a container (container requires winter protection).

Patents:

Australia - Application No: 2000/110 on 2000 VIEW PBR PATENT

European Union - Patent No: 4617 on 7 Jun 1999
Application No: 19961275 on 18 Nov 1996
Provisional designation: bb/12g/89. Proposed denomination: AUSLOT. Breeder: David Austin Roses Ltd.

United States - Patent No: PP 11,422 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application on 7 Oct 1998

Parentage:

AUSpero × Unnamed Seedling

Notes:

Heirloom Roses says this rose represents a new shade of red in David Austin's English Roses.