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'Christopher Marlowe' rose Description
'Christopher Marlowe' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Simon Voorwinde
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
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Average rating: EXCELLENT.  
ARS:
Orange or orange-red Shrub.
Registration name: AUSjump
Exhibition name: Christopher Marlowe
Origin:
Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, 1993).
Introduced in United Kingdom by David Austin Roses Limited (UK) in 2002 as 'Christopher Marlowe'.
Introduced in United States by Jackson & Perkins Co. in 2005 as 'Christopher Marlowe'.
Class:
Shrub.   (Series: English Rose Collection)  
Bloom:
Orange or orange-red.  Moderate fragrance.  41 petals.  Average diameter 3".  Large, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
Habit:
Short, bushy, well-branched.  Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  

Height: up to 35" (up to 90cm).  
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 9b.  Can be used for beds and borders, cut flower, garden, landscape or shrub.  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.  
Patents:
Australia - Patent No: AU4060P  on  26 Aug 2010
Application No: 2003/063  on  31 Mar 2003   VIEW PBR PATENT
In 1993 an unnamed seed parent was crossed with pollen parent ‘Ausgold’. The seeds produced were sown Jan 1994. From this seedling population, the best seedling was selected from which six buds were grafted to ‘Laxa’ rootstock. Selection criteria: ‘English’ style rose with good fragrance and disease resistance. This seedling (to be known as ‘Ausjump’) was further trialled and in 1997 selected for multiplication. Bud grafting was conducted each year to produce approximately 5000 plants by 2000
 
United States - Patent No: PP 14,943  on  22 Jun 2004   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 10/605,706  on  8 Jul 2003
Notes:
Registered with the American Rose Society February, 2005.
Some differences of opinion about parentage. Refer references