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'AUSbrother' rose Description
Photo courtesy of roseromantic
HMF Ratings:
115 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT.
ARS:
Orange or orange-red Shrub. Registration name: AUSbrother Exhibition name: Lady Emma Hamilton
Class:
Shrub. English Rose Collection.
Bloom:
Orange blend. Strong, fruity, geranium, tea fragrance. Average diameter 3.5". Medium, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, cupped, globular, old-fashioned bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Medium, bushy.
Height of up to 4' (up to 120 cm). Width of up to 3' (up to 90 cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 9b. Can be used for cut flower, garden or shrub. 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 17,709 on 8 May 2007 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication on 13 Oct 2005
Notes:
Named for Admiral Lord Nelson's lover. Lady Emma Hamilton was released on the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar, the pivotal naval battle of the 19th century Napoleonic Wars that cemented Great Britain's naval supremacy for a century but at the cost of Admiral Lord Nelson's life.
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