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    'Summer Song' rose Description
    'Summer Song (shrub, Austin 2005)' rose photo
    Photo courtesy of Rosenversand C. Fechner / Rosenbaumschule
    Availability:
    Commercially available
    Synonyms:
    • AUStango
    HMF Ratings:
    101 favorite votes.  
    Average rating: GOOD+.  
    ARS:
    Orange blend Shrub.
    Registration name: AUStango
    Exhibition name: Summer Song
    Origin:
    Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, before 2004).
    Introduced in United Kingdom by David Austin Roses Limited (UK) in 2005 as 'Summer Song'.
    Class:
    Shrub.   (Series: English Rose Collection)  
    Bloom:
    Orange-red, lighter reverse, yellow undertones.  Burnt orange.  Strong, fruity, tea fragrance.  80 to 90 petals.  Average diameter 4".  Large, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, cupped, old-fashioned bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  
    Habit:
    Tall, bushy, upright.  Medium, semi-glossy, dark green foliage.  5 to 7 leaflets.  

    Height: 4' (120cm).  Width: 3' (90cm).
    Growing:
    USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower, garden or hedge.  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: AU4256P  on  25 May 2011
    Application No: 2007/098  on  20 Mar 2007   VIEW PBR PATENT
    unnamed seedling x unnamed seedling in 1997. In 1998 best plant was selected and a number of seedlings were grated onto Laxa root-stock outdoors. After 6 years of continuous observation and trial released for commercial introduction in UK I 2005. Breeder: David Austin Roses, Albrighton, UK.
     
    European Union - Patent  on  2005
     
    New Zealand - Patent No: 2908  on  2 Jun 2010
    Application No: ROS937  on  5 Mar 2008
     
    United Kingdom - Patent  on  2006
     
    United States - Patent No: PP 17,553  on  3 Apr 2007   VIEW USPTO PATENT
    Application No: 1/263,875  on  31 Oct 2005
    The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of a shrub rose plant named `AUStango` which was originated by me by crossing an unnamed, unpatented seedling with an unnamed, unpatented seedling.
    Parentage:
    Unnamed Seedling × Unnamed Seedling
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