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'Bishop's Castle' rose Description
Photo courtesy of mashamcl
HMF Ratings:
52 favorite votes.
Average rating:
EXCELLENT-.
ARS:
Medium pink Shrub. Registration name: AUSbecksExhibition name: Bishop's Castle
Class:
Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection, Ultimate Rose ™ Collection)
Bloom:
Rose-pink, light yellow undertones. Raspberry pink. Strong, old rose, spice fragrance. up to 80 petals. Average diameter 2.5". Medium, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season. Pointed, ovoid buds.
Habit:
Medium, bushy. Medium, matte, medium green, leathery foliage. 5 to 7 leaflets.
Height: up to 4'1" (up to 125cm). Width: up to 39" (up to 100cm).
Growing:
USDA zone 5b through 10b. Can be used for cut flower, garden or shrub. Vigorous. 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:
United States - Patent No: PP 18,712 on 8 Apr 2008 VIEW USPTO PATENTApplication No: 11/635,254 on 6 Dec 2006 The present invention relates to a new and distinct variety of a shrub rose plant named `AUSbecks` which was originated by me by crossing an unnamed, unpatented seedling with an unnamed, unpatented seedling.....Observations made from plants commencing at one year of age grown in a garden environment at Albrighton, England.
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