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Modern Rose, shrub "Charles Rennie Mackintosh®", United Kingdom, introduced by David C. H. Austin in 1988, Usually is pink, lavender in color, deep cup bloom shape, very full petal count, blooms 5 - 7 cm in size, has 1-3 buds per stem, repeat rebloom, has light fragrance, the bush shape can be bushy, 80 - 90 cm in height, 75 - 120 cm in width, suitable for USDA zone 6 from -23°C and above, strong resistance to shade, low resistance to rain, low resistance to black spot, low resistance to mildew.
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The characteristic feature of this variety is its colour, which varies with weather and other conditions from faded lilac-pink to bright lilac. The colour combines well with plants of other colours in borders and in flower arrangements. The cup-shaped flowers are strongly fragrant; the inner small petals curve inward; the rose blooms profusely throughout the summer. The bush is very dense, with many slender shoots bearing many thorns. The leaves are small, dark green.
Charles Rennie Mackintosh is a David Austin rose with lilac-pink colouring. The shade is more pronounced in cooler weather (in hot climates it appears pinker). The plant performs well in varied conditions, withstands rain in England, and blooms profusely even in the hot, dry climate of California. The colour of the globular flowers changes as petals fade to grey-pink at the edges, and the reverse side of the petals is slightly paler than the main colour. Flowers appear on bending shoots in clusters of 3–9 on a densely branched, very spiny bush. It blooms continuously and is hardy, producing new flower-bearing shoots from the base.
This English rose bears flowers with a soft lilac shade noted as unusual for the group and combining well with other flowers in a mixed border. The flowers are fairly large, cup-shaped, with a scent of rose oil and tones of lilac and almond. Bloom is very abundant and long-lasting.