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• Barbara Austin

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Light pink Shrub.
Registration name: AUStop
Exhibition name: Barbara Austin

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

Shrub.   (Series: English Rose Collection)  

Light pink.  Strong fragrance.  41 to 73 petals.  Average diameter 3.5".  Medium-large, very full (41+ petals), borne mostly solitary, cluster-flowered, in small clusters, flat, old-fashioned, reflexed, rosette bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Medium, bushy, upright.  Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  

Height: 42" to 5' (105 to 150cm).  Width: 30" to 4' (75 to 120cm).

USDA zone 5b through 10b.  Can be used for cut flower or garden.  Disease susceptibility: disease resistant.  

United States - Patent No: PP 11,423  on  20 Jun 2000   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application  on  7 Oct 1998

Arena Rose Co.'s Catalog 2000 says Barbara Austin has blush pink blooms of a rather informal rosette shape. This rose is named after the sister of David Austin...