'AUSwife' Rose

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'AUSwife' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Marina's Garden. Crawfordville, FL

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• The Wife of Bath
• Wife of Bath ®

HMF Ratings:

56 favorite votes.
Average rating: GOOD+.

ARS:

Pink blend, medium pink Shrub.
Registration name: The Wife of Bath
Exhibition name: Wife of Bath ®

Origin:

Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, 1969).

Class:

Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection)

Bloom:

Rose-pink, blush reverse, blush outer petals. [Pink.] Mild to strong, strong, myrrh fragrance. up to 55 petals. Average diameter 4". Small to medium, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Medium buds.

Habit:

Bushy. Small, medium green foliage.

Height: 32" to 4' (80 to 120cm). Width: up to 3' (up to 90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 10b. Can be used for beds and borders, container rose, cut flower or garden.

Patents:

Patent status unknown (to HelpMeFind).

Parentage:

seed:	Madame Caroline Testout (Hybrid Tea, Pernet-Ducher, 1890)
pollen:	Ma Perkins × Constance Spry

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