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'Capability' rose Description
'Capability (florists rose, Austin, 2016)' rose photo
Photo courtesy of cikyah7
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
2 favorite votes.  
Origin:
Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, before 2012).
Introduced in United Kingdom by David Austin Roses Limited (UK) in 2016 as 'Capability'.
Class:
Florists Rose, Shrub.   (Series: English Rose Collection)  
Bloom:
Deep pink, purple shading.  Strong, citrus, fruity, rose fragrance.  up to 100 petals.  Average diameter 4.25".  Large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, in small clusters, cupped, quartered bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed, rounded buds.  
Habit:
Arching.  Medium green, leathery foliage.  3 to 5 leaflets.  

Height: up to 43" (up to 110cm).  Width: up to 20" (up to 50cm).
Patents:
European Union - Application No: 2016/2374  on  29 Sep 2016
 
United States - Patent No: PP 29,958  on  11 Dec 2018   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 15/731,223  on  4 May 2017
Inventors: Austin; David J. C. (Wolverhampton, GB)
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of shrub rose plant named `AUSapply`, which was originated from the cross-pollination of the two `unnamed` and unpatented seedlings of Rosa hybrida. ... the maternal parent is of a paler pink color with a smaller, more cupped bloom. ... the paternal parent has a Hybrid Tea bloom formed of a brighter pink and no fragrance. ... description is of 5 year-old rose plants of the new variety grown in a garden environment in Albrighton, Britain
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Notes:
Source: Capability