Barbara Austin, Shrub

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Modern Rose, shrub "Barbara Austin", United Kingdom, introduced by David C. H. Austin in 1997, Usually is blush pink in color, flat bloom shape, very full petal count, blooms 8 - 10 cm in size, has 1-3 buds per stem, repeat rebloom, has rich fragrance, the bush shape can be bushy, upright, 120 - 140 cm in height, 100 cm in width, suitable for USDA zone 5 from -29°C and above, low resistance to rain, strong resistance to black spot, strong resistance to mildew, good for cutting.

Main characteristics

Aroma

USDA Zone 5

-29°С

Rebloom

Bush Shape

Bloom Shape

Flat

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Like Gertrude Jekyll and The Countryman, this rose is closely related to Portland roses, which were the first repeat-flowering roses after the Chinese roses. Portland roses combine repeat bloom with strong scent. Barbara Austin is broadly similar to the Portland rose. It is vigorous, forming a dense bush, sometimes a thicket, with foliage typical of old roses, and flowers on densely branched growth, shaped as slightly tousled rosettes of medium to large size. The color is a delicate porcelain pink. The fragrance is very strong, a blend of rose oil and lilac notes. It tends to produce long non-flowering shoots, like single-flowering old-fashioned roses. Cut back two-thirds of such shoots as soon as they appear to obtain new flowering branches. Barbara Austin forms a medium-sized bush.

The shoots of this bushy rose first grow upward, then droop. The lilac-pink flowers appear in summer. They are double but loose, with an old-fashioned form. The fragrance is strong and characteristic of old roses.

Barbara Austin, shrub

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Main characteristics

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