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'The Mill On The Floss' rose Description
'The Mill On The Floss' rose photo
Photo courtesy of Huyustus
Availability:
Commercially available
Synonyms:
HMF Ratings:
9 favorite votes.  
Average rating: GOOD-.  
Origin:
Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, 2018).
Introduced in United Kingdom by David Austin Roses Limited (UK) in 2018 as 'The Mill On The Floss'.
Introduced in United States by David Austin Roses Limited (USA) in 2020 as 'The Mill On The Floss'.
Introduced in Australia by Treloar Roses in 2023 as 'The Mill On The Floss'.
Class:
Shrub.   (Series: English Rose Collection)  
Bloom:
Pink to lilac, carmine-pink edges, ages to lighter .  Moderate, fruity, sweet fragrance.  up to 100 petals.  Average diameter 2.75".  Medium, very full (41+ petals), in large clusters, cupped bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  Pointed, wide oval buds.  
Habit:
Arching, bushy.  Glossy, medium green foliage.  5 leaflets.  

Height: 4'5" to 4'11" (135 to 150cm).  Width: up to 4' (up to 120cm).
Patents:
Australia - Patent  on  17 Dec 2021
Application No: 2021/282   VIEW PBR PATENT
 
United Kingdom - Application No: 5/2138  on  21 Sep 2018
 
United States - Patent No: PP 31,426  on  4 Feb 2020   VIEW USPTO PATENT
Application No: 16/350,906  on  30 Jan 2019
Inventors: Austin; David J. C. (Wolverhampton, GB)
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of shrub rose plant named `AUStulliver`, which was originated from the cross-pollination of the two `unnamed` and unpatented seedlings of Rosa hybrida. ... the maternal parent has flatter, rosette-shaped flowers and a stiffer growth that is less disease resistant than `AUStulliver`. ... the paternal parent has single flowers and is much taller than `AUStulliver` .... description is of 5 year-old rose plants of the new variety grown in a garden environment in Albrighton, Britain in the month of June
Parentage:
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Notes:
Source: The Mill On The Floss
Participated in the 2020 Nagaoka trials (Echigo Hillside Park).