PL#989
David Austin Gentle Hermione
Rosa 'AUSrumba'
About David Austin® Gentle Hermione® Potted Rose Bush Rosa ‘AUSrumba’ PP 17,500 Gentle Hermione® From David Austin’s® English Shrub Rose collection, Gentle Hermione® offers stunning, fully double blush‑pink blooms arranged in shallow, classic cups. The petals fade to a soft blush at the edges, and a strong, warm myrrh fragrance truly elevates its presence in the garden. This is a vigorous, broad shrub—arching stems with glossy leaves that emerge tinged red before ripening to green . With excellent disease resistance and impressive rain tolerance, it flowers in repeating flushes from late spring through to frost Rose Type: English Shrub Breeder: David Austin® Color: Light Blush Pink, soft blush edges Vase Life: 3–5 days Fragrance: Strong Myrrh Bloom Form: Shallow Cup, Fully Double Petal Count: 90 Growth Type: Upright, Rounded Shrub Flowering: Repeat (late spring to fall) Light Requirements: Full Sun Hardiness Zones: 5–11 Spacing: 3–4' Height: 4' Width: 3' Disease Resistance: Excellent – strong resistance, rain‑tolerant blooms, low care Regional Recommendations: Northeast, Mid‑Atlantic, Midwest, Pacific Northwest, West Coast, Southeast, Intermountain West, Southwest
Public reference
- Genus
- Rosa
- Species
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- Cultivar
- AUSrumba
- Trade name
- David Austin Gentle Hermione
- Hardiness zones
- 5–11 (USDA)
- Mature height
- 4 ft
- Mature width
- 3 ft
- Description
- About David Austin® Gentle Hermione® Potted Rose Bush Rosa ‘AUSrumba’ PP 17,500 Gentle Hermione® From David Austin’s® English Shrub Rose collection, Gentle Hermione® offers stunning, fully double blush‑pink blooms arranged in shallow, classic cups. The petals fade to a soft blush at the edges, and a strong, warm myrrh fragrance truly elevates its presence in the garden. This is a vigorous, broad shrub—arching stems with glossy leaves that emerge tinged red before ripening to green . With excellent disease resistance and impressive rain tolerance, it flowers in repeating flushes from late spring through to frost Rose Type: English Shrub Breeder: David Austin® Color: Light Blush Pink, soft blush edges Vase Life: 3–5 days Fragrance: Strong Myrrh Bloom Form: Shallow Cup, Fully Double Petal Count: 90 Growth Type: Upright, Rounded Shrub Flowering: Repeat (late spring to fall) Light Requirements: Full Sun Hardiness Zones: 5–11 Spacing: 3–4' Height: 4' Width: 3' Disease Resistance: Excellent – strong resistance, rain‑tolerant blooms, low care Regional Recommendations: Northeast, Mid‑Atlantic, Midwest, Pacific Northwest, West Coast, Southeast, Intermountain West, Southwest
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- Deciduous / evergreen
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- Thornless
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Legal
- Asexual propagation forbidden
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