'Francine Austin' Rose

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'Francine Austin' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of A Little Piece of Heaven. Tatiana Roses

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• AUSram

HMF Ratings:

29 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

White, near white or white blend Shrub.
Registration name: AUSram
Exhibition name: Francine Austin

Origin:

Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, 1988).

Class:

Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection)

Bloom:

White or white blend. Mild, musk fragrance. 45 to 55 petals. Average diameter 1.5". Very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in large clusters, flat, old-fashioned, reflexed bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Ovoid buds.

Habit:

Tall, arching, bushy, spreading. Medium, semi-glossy, dark green, leathery foliage.

Height: 2' to 4' (60 to 120cm). Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower, garden or ground cover. Hardy. vigorous. Resist the urge to prune this rose too heavily -- it doesn't like it!.

Patents:

United States - Patent No: PP 8,156 on 23 Feb 1993 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application on 6 Dec 2007

Parentage:

Alister Stella Gray (noisette, Gray, 1894) × Ballerina (hybrid musk, Bentall, 1937)

Notes:

Seed parent is listed as 'Celine Forestier' in the 1991 reference.