Lilian Austin

Syn:  AUSmound

 

ARS Rating:  8.6

 

Class:   Shrub (English)

Date:  1981

 

Breeder:  David Austin

Blooms:  Buds globular, flower is double with 33 petals and flat.  Borne 1-5 per cluster.

Bloom Frequency:  

Color:   Orange pink.

Fragrance:  Moderate.

Thorns:  Hooked, brown prickles.

Approximate Height:  3’ x 4’ sprawling, spreading.

Description and Care:  Foliage glossy and dark. 

Comments:  This is an extremely easy rose to grow and will survive with organic gardening methods.  This is also a great rose to try propagating if you want more bushes (within the legal license).  It roots very easily from cuttings.  The longer I grow this rose, the more I love it.  It is very healthy and although it gets a few leaves suffering from blackspot, it never gets defoliated.

 

Awards:  In 2004:  I won "Best of Show--English Rose" at the New Bern Rose Show on May 8, 2004 with this rose. 

 

Breeding:  Aloha x The Yeoman

Zones:  4-9

 

Picture:  This rose sort of sprawls gracefully, so allow it room.  This is a beautiful rose and has performed wonderfully, although it was only planted recently.