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Family: Rosaceae (ro-ZAY-see-ee) (Info) Genus: Rosa (RO-zuh) (Info) Cultivar: Pat Austin Additional cultivar information: (PP9527, aka AUSmum) Hybridized by Austin; Year of Registration or Introduction: 1995
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5a: to -28.8 °C (-20 °F) USDA Zone 5b: to -26.1 °C (-15 °F) USDA Zone 6a: to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) USDA Zone 6b: to -20.5 °C (-5 °F) USDA Zone 7a: to -17.7 °C (0 °F) USDA Zone 7b: to -14.9 °C (5 °F) USDA Zone 8a: to -12.2 °C (10 °F) USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F)
Bloom Color: Orange and orange blend (ob)
Bloom Shape: Cupped
Flower Fragrance: Very Fragrant
Bloom Time: Blooms repeatedly
Habit: Shrub Can be trained as a standard or tree form
Patent Information: Patented
Other Details: Stems are moderately thorny
Pruning Instructions: Blooms on new wood; prune early to promote new growth
Soil pH requirements: 5.6 to 6.0 (acidic) 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic)
Propagation Methods: From softwood cuttings From semi-hardwood cuttings From hardwood cuttings By grafting By budding
I have had this rose 4 years. The blooms are lovely but will shatter quickly if cut. The stems are thin and the blooms droop. The repeat performance is poor or uneven. The bush itself is not a fast grower and remains quite short in zone 5.
On Jul 9, 2005, jamie68 from Vancouver, WA (Zone 8b) wrote:
This is a nice, big, hearty shrub, with nice medium green foliage, and gorgeous coppery, peach blooms that are exquisite, and plentiful.....wonderful all-around Rose that David Austin named after his wife Pat.
On Oct 2, 2003, Lionheart from Slingerlands, NY wrote:
Performs well in an unprotected Zone 5 location. Blooms are sometimes coppery, sometimes a yellowish copper color, generously repeating throughout the summer and into early autumn (here). Nice fragrance. Reliable performer, reaching about 3.5 feet high in zone 5.
As with many Austins, the canes are a bit spindley, so it may need additional support when in bloom in order to keep the canes from toppling over. Nonetheless, a worthwhile shrub that never disappoints.
The color of this rose is breathtaking. It is a deep copper on the inside and a lighter yellowish copper on the outside, and it is deeply cupped so you can see both. It is also disease resistant in high humidity--a must for my gardens.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Arroyo Grande, California Corte Madera, California Cupertino, California Laguna Woods, California Lake Of The Pines, California Redding, California Reseda, California San Anselmo, California San Jose, California San Leandro, California Aurora, Colorado Talleyville, Delaware Norcross, Georgia Boise, Idaho Hampton, Illinois Lombard, Illinois Evansville, Indiana Lenexa, Kansas Baton Rouge, Louisiana Coushatta, Louisiana Metairie, Louisiana Alfred, Maine Mashpee, Massachusetts Concord, New Hampshire Montclair, New Jersey Bellmore, New York Elba, New York Slingerlands, New York Silver Lake, North Carolina Columbus, Ohio Harbeck-fruitdale, Oregon North Augusta, South Carolina Algood, Tennessee Eagleton Village, Tennessee Knoxville, Tennessee , Texas Floresville, Texas Houston, Texas Paris, Texas Pecan Grove, Texas Westover Hills, Texas Sterling, Virginia Suffolk, Virginia Anacortes, Washington Concrete, Washington Vancouver, Washington
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