'Falstaff' Rose

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'Falstaff' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of VAIrishRose

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• AUSverse

HMF Ratings:

141 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Dark red Shrub.
Registration name: AUSverse
Exhibition name: Falstaff

Origin:

Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, 1990).
Introduced in United Kingdom by David Austin Roses Limited (UK) in 1999 as 'Falstaff'.

Class:

Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection)

Bloom:

Dark red. Strong, old rose fragrance. 41 to 50 petals. Average diameter 3.5". Medium to large, full (26-40 petals), cupped, old-fashioned, reflexed, rosette bloom form. Once-blooming spring or summer. Rounded buds.

Habit:

Bushy, upright. Semi-glossy, leathery foliage. 5 leaflets.

Height: 39" to 5' (100 to 150cm). Width: 39" to 4' (100 to 120cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 5b through 9b. 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:

Australia - Patent No: AU3299P on 8 May 2007
Application No: 2001/146 on 23 May 2001 VIEW PBR PATENT

in 1990 seed parent unnamed seedling crossed with pollen parent unnamed seedling.
First sold in UK in May 1999.

Canada - Patent No: 1308 on 30 Oct 2002
Application No: 01-2676 on 17 Apr 2001

'Ausverse' originated from a cross between two unnamed seedlings which took place at David Austin Roses, Albrighton, England in 1990.

European Union - Application No: 19991795 on 7 Dec 1999

Proposed denomination: AUSverse.

New Zealand - Patent on 2000

United States - Patent No: PP 13,315 on 3 Dec 2002 VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 09/712,311 on 13 Nov 2000

Observations made from specimens grown in a garden environment at Wolverhampton, England in July, 1998, at two years of age.

Parentage:

Unnamed Seedling × Unnamed Seedling

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