Abraham Darby (Rose)
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| Synonyms | 'AUScot', 'Country Darby', 'Candy Rain', 'Abraham' |
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| group | English roses |
| origin | England |
| breeder | David Austin |
| Launch | 1985 |
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The Abraham Darby rose variety , also known as 'Country Darby' or 'Auscot', is an English rose that David Austin introduced in 1985. It is a descendant of 'Yellow Cushion' × 'Aloha'. It was named after Abraham Darby , a pioneer of the English iron industry, who played an essential role in the industrial revolution with his son and grandson ( Abraham Darby II and Abraham Darby III ). Abraham Darby III built the Ironbridge less than 15 km from David Austin's Rose School in Albrighton . The name was given in collaboration with the Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust (UNESCO World Heritage ) in Telford.
'Abraham Darby' is a specialty among the English roses because it was crossed from two modern roses. The pink climbing rose 'Aloha' and the yellow Floribunda rose 'Yellow Cushion' both have the characteristic flower shape of old roses .
Its up to 11 cm large, densely filled, strongly scented flowers grow in clusters. Their color depends on the climate and ranges from soft apricot on the inside of the petal and light yellow on the outside in warm areas to strong pink with lighter edges in cooler conditions. The flowers also lighten up as they fade. As an English rose, it closes a color gap in the "old rose" breeding line. 'Abraham Darby' combines the bowl-shaped flower shape and the classic charm of old roses with the ability to continue to bloom from early summer to autumn and have a strong scent.
'Abraham Darby' is a shrub rose for group or solitary planting with a strong growth, 1.5 to 2 m high, healthy, with dark green, robust foliage and large spines. It is hardy to −23 ° C ( USDA zone 6 ), but sometimes prone to rose rust. Because of its long shoots, it is also suitable as a low climbing rose when tied up.
The variety is also used in the breeding of new rose varieties - for example for the Austin roses 'Crown Princess Margareta' (1991), 'Golden Celebration' (1992) and 'Pat Austin' (1995).
literature
- David Austin: English Roses - Tradition and Beauty. Dumont, Cologne 1994, ISBN 3-7701-3267-X , page 83
- Heinrich Schultheis: Roses: the best types and varieties for the garden . Ulmer, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-8001-6601-1 , page 47
- Agnes Pahler: Roses: the great encyclopedia; [with 2000 varieties] . Dorling Kindersley, Starnberg 2004, ISBN 3-8310-0590-7 , page 19
- Andrea Rausch: Dumont's Little Rose Lexicon . Dumont, Cologne 2003, ISBN 3-8320-8799-0
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Abraham Darby ® (Auscot) ( English ) David Austin Roses. Retrieved August 8, 2014.