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'AUSrumba' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Margarita
HMF Ratings:
59 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Light pink Shrub. Registration name: AUSrumba Exhibition name: Gentle Hermione
Class:
Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection)
Bloom:
Light pink, blush outer petals. Strong, myrrh, old rose fragrance. 90 to 100 petals. Average diameter 3.75". Large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Medium, arching, bushy. Medium, matte, dark green foliage.
Height: up to 47" (up to 120cm). Width: up to 35" (up to 90cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 4b through 9b. Can be used for cut flower or garden. 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.
Patents:
United States - Patent No: PP 17,500 on 13 Mar 2007 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/263,886 on 31 Oct 2005 The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of a shrub rose plant named `AUSrumba` which was originated by me by crossing an unnamed, unpatented seedling with an unnamed, unpatented seedling....Observations made from plants commencing at one year of age grown in a garden environment at Albrighton, England.
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