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• Carding Mill ™

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Apricot or apricot blend Shrub.
Registration name: AUSwest
Exhibition name: Carding Mill ™

Bred by David C. H. Austin (1926-2018) (United Kingdom, 2004).
Introduced in United States by David Austin Roses Limited (USA) in 2005.

Shrub.   (Series: English Rose Collection)  

Apricot or apricot blend.  Moderate, myrrh fragrance.  80 petals.  Average diameter 3".  Large, very full (41+ petals), in small clusters, globular, ruffled bloom form.  Blooms in flushes throughout the season.  

Medium, bushy, rounded.  Medium, semi-glossy, medium green foliage.  

Height: up to 4' (up to 120cm).  Width: up to 3' (up to 90cm).

USDA zone 6b through 9b (default).  Can be used for cut flower, garden, landscape or shrub.  Very vigorous.  Remove spent blooms to encourage re-bloom.  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.