'Peony Pink' Rose

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'Peony Pink' rose Description

My HMF:

Photo courtesy of Jean Marion

Availability:

Commercially available

Synonyms:

• AUSmit
• Saint Cecilia
• St. Cecilia ®

HMF Ratings:

69 favorite votes.
Average rating: EXCELLENT-.

ARS:

Light pink Shrub.
Registration name: AUSmit
Exhibition name: St. Cecilia ® (Shrub, Austin, 1987)

Origin:

Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, 1987).

Class:

Shrub. (Series: English Rose Collection)

Bloom:

Light pink. Strong, myrrh fragrance. Medium, cupped bloom form. Blooms in flushes throughout the season.

Habit:

Height: 3' to 6' (90 to 185cm). Width: 30" to 3' (75 to 90cm).

Growing:

USDA zone 4b through 10b.

Patents:

Australia - Application No: 1992/061 on 22 Apr 1992 VIEW PBR PATENT

Synonym: St Cecilia. Applicant: David Austin Roses Ltd.

New Zealand - Patent No: 574 on 1 Jul 1991

Parentage:

Wife of Bath ® × seedling of Wife of Bath ®

Notes:

Some disagreement about parentage (see References)
http://item.rakuten.co.jp/baranoie/c/0000000192 states parentage as 'Wife of Bath' x seedling of 'Wife of Bath'.
Zone information from site user R. Sauder (see Comments)