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'Wisley' rose Description
Photo courtesy of 40 Inches
HMF Ratings:
28 favorite votes.
Average rating:
GOOD.
ARS:
Deep pink Shrub. Registration name: AUSintenseExhibition name: Wisley
Class:
Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection)
Bloom:
Deep pink. Strong, citrus, fruity, old rose fragrance. 100 to 110 petals. Average diameter 3.5". Large, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, cupped, quartered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, rounded buds.
Habit:
Medium, bushy, spreading, well-branched. Large, glossy, dark green foliage. 5 leaflets.
Height: up to 4' (up to 120cm). Width: up to 42" (up to 105cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower, garden, landscape or shrub. Very vigorous. 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.
Breeder's notes:
Bears magnificent large, cupped blooms that nod gracefully on a fine wide bushy shrub.
Patents:
Australia - Application No: 2005/102 on 2005 VIEW PBR PATENT United States - Patent No: PP 16,763 on 4 Jul 2006 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/034,317 on 11 Jan 2005 Inventors: Austin; David C. H. (Wolverhampton, GB)
The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of a shrub rose plant named `AUSintense` which was originated by me by crossing an unnamed, unpatented seedling with the variety `AUSgold` (Golden Celebration), U.S. Plant Pat. No. 8,688.
Notes:
To be replaced by 'Wisley 2008'?
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