Rosa Sharifa Asma® 'AUSreef'
Common Name(s):
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- RO-zuh
- Description
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Sharifa asma is a hybrid English shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by David C. H. Austin of the United Kingdom in 1989. Parentage is Mary Rose ® × Admired Miranda ®.
This medium-sized bushy shrub will grow 4-6 feet tall and 2-4 feet wide in full sun to light shade. Plant in fertile moist well-drained soil and mulch to retain moisture. Prune in late winter to remove dead or diseased canes and to control size. If grown in a container, provide winter protection.
The 3-4-inch flowers start light pink with cream-colored edges and fade to white. They are fully double with a medium to strong fragrance and appear singly or in small clusters. The shrub will bloom in flushes throughout the season. The dark green semi-glossy foliage appears on stems with many prickles.
Use this shrub in a container, in the border or as a specimen. It can be used in the cutting, cottage or English garden.
Insects, Diseases and Other Plant Problems: Good disease resistance. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses.
VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for "Trees, Shrubs and Conifers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Family:
- Rosaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Wildlife Value:
- Attracts pollinators
- Play Value:
- Attracts Pollinators
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Rose
- Shrub
- Habit/Form:
- 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
- Loam (Silt)
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Alkaline (>8.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 12 inches-3 feet
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Pink
- White
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Solitary
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Fragrant
- Good Cut
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Fall
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- more than 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 3-6 inches
- Flower Description:
- 3-4 inch fully double cupped flowers with 40-90 petals have a medium to strong fragrance. They start pink with cream edges that fade to white. Grow singly or in small clusters. Good repeat bloomer from late spring to frost.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Semi-glossy dark green foliage.
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Stem:
- Stem Color:
- Green
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Green canes with many prickles
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- English Garden
- Design Feature:
- Border
- Specimen
- Attracts:
- Pollinators
- Problems:
- Spines/Thorns
