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'AUSjake' rose Description
Photo courtesy of Margaret MacLean
ARS:
Light pink Shrub.
Registration name: AUSjake
Class:
Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection)
Bloom:
Light pink. Mild, old rose fragrance. Average diameter 3.25". Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, quartered bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.
Habit:
Medium, armed with thorns / prickles, compact. Small, matte, light green foliage.
Height: 39" (100cm). Width: 2' (60cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 6b through 9b (default). Can be used for cut flower or garden. Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant. 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:
Australia - Patent No: AU3251P on 19 Feb 2007 Application No: 2002/071 on 25 Mar 2002 VIEW PBR PATENTin 1991 seed parent ‘Ausmary’ crossed with pollen parent “unnamed seedling”. The seeds produced were sown Jan 1992 (Northern Hemisphere). From this seedling population, the best seedling was selected from which six buds were grafted to ‘Laxa’ rootstock. This seedling (to be known as ‘Ausjake’) was further trialled and in 1994 selected for multiplication. Bud grafting was conducted each year to produce approximately 5000 plants by 1998.
First sold in UK in May 2000. United Kingdom - Patent on 2001
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