PL#1450
David Austin The Lady Gardener
Rosa 'Ausbrass'
About The Lady Gardener® Potted Rose Bush Rosa ‘Ausbrass’ The Lady Gardener® The Lady Gardener® is an elegant English Shrub Rose bred by David C. H. Austin in the United Kingdom in 2005 and introduced in the USA by David Austin Roses (USA) in 2013. Named in tribute to Plant Heritage, it produces richly scented, quartered apricot rosette blooms that pale toward the edges. A reliable, fragrant performer with compact, upright growth and excellent disease resistance, it blooms from late spring to frost. 💐 Plant & Flower Traits 🌹 Rose Type: English Shrub Rose 🧬 Breeder: David C. H. Austin (UK) 🎨 Color: Rich apricot fading to soft cream 🌸 Petal Count: ~26–40 💠 Bloom Form: Rosette with button eye, quartered petals 📏 Bloom Size: ~4″ 🔁 Flowering: Repeats from late spring through frost 🏺 Vase Life: Very good – elegant clusters suit cutting gardens 🧴 Fragrance: Strong – tea rose with cedar‑vanilla undertones 🏡 Growth & Garden Habits 🌿 Growth Type: Compact, semi-arching shrub ☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun to partial shade ❄️ Hardiness Zones: USDA Zones 5–11 📐 Spacing: 2–3′ ↕️ Height: ~4′ ↔️ Width: ~2.5′ 🛡️ Health & Suitability 💪 Disease Resistance: Excellent – handles rain well with generally clean foliage 🌎 Regional Recommendations: West Coast, Midwest, Southwest, Southeast, Northeast, Intermountain West
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- Genus
- Rosa
- Species
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- Cultivar
- Ausbrass
- Trade name
- David Austin The Lady Gardener
- Hardiness zones
- 5–11 (USDA)
- Mature height
- 4–5 ft
- Mature width
- 4 ft
- Description
- About The Lady Gardener® Potted Rose Bush Rosa ‘Ausbrass’ The Lady Gardener® The Lady Gardener® is an elegant English Shrub Rose bred by David C. H. Austin in the United Kingdom in 2005 and introduced in the USA by David Austin Roses (USA) in 2013. Named in tribute to Plant Heritage, it produces richly scented, quartered apricot rosette blooms that pale toward the edges. A reliable, fragrant performer with compact, upright growth and excellent disease resistance, it blooms from late spring to frost. 💐 Plant & Flower Traits 🌹 Rose Type: English Shrub Rose 🧬 Breeder: David C. H. Austin (UK) 🎨 Color: Rich apricot fading to soft cream 🌸 Petal Count: ~26–40 💠 Bloom Form: Rosette with button eye, quartered petals 📏 Bloom Size: ~4″ 🔁 Flowering: Repeats from late spring through frost 🏺 Vase Life: Very good – elegant clusters suit cutting gardens 🧴 Fragrance: Strong – tea rose with cedar‑vanilla undertones 🏡 Growth & Garden Habits 🌿 Growth Type: Compact, semi-arching shrub ☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun to partial shade ❄️ Hardiness Zones: USDA Zones 5–11 📐 Spacing: 2–3′ ↕️ Height: ~4′ ↔️ Width: ~2.5′ 🛡️ Health & Suitability 💪 Disease Resistance: Excellent – handles rain well with generally clean foliage 🌎 Regional Recommendations: West Coast, Midwest, Southwest, Southeast, Northeast, Intermountain West
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