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Abraham Darby®

The apricot blend colored David Austin shrub rose named Abraham Darby.
This rose's location in the Garden is SE 06 NW 9.
This rose's location in the garden is SE 06 NW 9.
  • Classification:  Shrub (David Austin), (grown as climber)
  • Flower Color:  apricot blend
  • Flower Size:  5 inch
  • Flower Form:  old fashioned, quartered bloom form
  • Petal Count:  70 petals
  • Fragrance:  strong fruity fragrance
  • Repeat Bloomer:  yes
  • Foliage:  medium green, dense foliage
  • Plant Height:  4 – 10 feet
  • Plant Width:  3 – 5 feet
  • Growth Habit:  tall, arching
  • Disease Resistant:  susceptible to rust
  • Hybridizer:  David Austin (UK)
  • Registered:  1991
  • Parentage:  ‘Aloha’ × ‘Yellow Cushion’
  • ARS* Rating:  8.0 (a solid to very good rose)
    *American Rose Society Rating

Awards:
  • None

Notes:
  • The man for whom this rose was name, Abraham Darby (1678-1717), was born into an English Quaker family that played an important role in the Industrial Revolution, Darby developed a method of producing pig iron in a blast furnace fueled by coke rather than charcoal. This was a major step forward in the production of iron as a raw material for the Industrial Revolution. --- (Wikipedia, “Abraham Darby” retrieved 3/5/2021)

  • In 1983, this rose’s Hybridizer,David Austin, experienced his first real breakthrough when he introduced three English Roses at the Chelsea Flower Show, including the rose named after his good friend and mentor, the revered horticulturist, Graham Thomas.  David credited ‘Graham Thomas’ with being the rose most responsible for the recognition and success of the English Roses.  The following year saw the first of many gold medals at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, and the David Austin rose garden gradually became one of the highlights for visitors, which continues to this day.
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