'AUScook' Rose

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'AUScook' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of M. Regimbal (Missy_GardenWhimsy's Garden)

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• A/21A/89 (Austin)
• Heather Austin

HMF Ratings:

31 favorite votes.

ARS:

Red blend Shrub.
Registration name: AUScook
Exhibition name: Heather Austin

Origin:

Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, 1989).
Introduced in United Kingdom by David Austin Roses Limited (UK) in 1997 as 'Heather Austin'.

Class:

Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection)

Bloom:

Deep pink. Red-purple. Strong, old rose fragrance. 50 petals. Medium to large, very full (41+ petals), cluster-flowered, in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Medium, arching, upright, well-branched. Medium, glossy, medium green foliage.

Height: 3' to 6' (90 to 185cm). Width: 30" to 5' (75 to 150cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 10b. Can be used for cut flower or garden.

Patents:

European Union - Patent No: 2396 on 1 Sep 1997
Application No: 19961278 on 18 Nov 1996

Holder: David Austin Roses Ltd. Provisional designation: a/zia/89. Approved denomination: AUScook.

United States - Patent No: PP 10,618 VIEW USPTO PATENT

Parentage:

seed:	Graham Thomas
pollen:	Leander × Chaucer

Notes:

Internal breeder code: A-21A-089. No. 083 in the 1997 Monza Competition (Source: Website Roseto Niso Fumagalli.)
Arena Rose Co.'s Catalog 2000 says Heather Austin has large flowers of deep pink... The crepe-like petals are incurved to form a loose, yet deep, cup that hides numerous golden stamens...