Hero rose Rosa Hero® 'AUShero'
- Phonetic Spelling
- RO-zuh
- Description
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Hero is a hybrid shrub rose in the Rosaceae family and another English rose bred by David Austin, released in 1982. Parentage is The Prioress × Unnamed Seedling.
This shrub will grow 3-6 feet tall and 3-4 feet wide and could be trained to climb. Grow in full sun in amended well-drained moist soil. Prune late winter to early spring.
The cupped 4-5 inch wide medium pink flowers have 26-40 petals and a strong myrrh scent. They bloom in clusters and repeat blooms from summer to fall. Stems are nearly prickle-free.
Use this shrub as a specimen, in the border, as a hedge or train to a trellis. Works well for a cottage, cutting or an Engish garden.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Watch for powdery mildew, rust and black spot. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Dimensions:
- Height: 3 ft. 0 in. - 6 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 3 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Perennial
- Rose
- Shrub
- Habit/Form:
- Climbing
- Erect
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- more than 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 3-6 inches
- Flower Description:
- 4-5 inch wide cupped pink flowers with 26-40 petals and a strong myrrh scent. Appear in clusters. Repeat blooms from summer to fall
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Stems are nearly prickle-free
