Rose (Rosa 'Abraham Darby') in the Roses Database

Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size:	Large: 4-5"
Bloom shape:	Cupped
Petal count:	very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color:	Apricot and apricot blend
Extra Bloom Info:	Large, very full, old-fashioned form
Rebloom:	Good
Class:	Shrub
Extra Color Info:	Apricot & pink blend
Growth Habit:	Tall, can be trained as climber
Fragrance:	Strong
Misc:	Thornless or almost thornless
Hybridizer & year:	David Austin, 1985
Optimal growing zones:	USDA zone 4 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit:	Shrub
Life cycle:	Perennial
Sun Requirements:	Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences:	Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness:	Zone 4b -31.7 °C (-25 °F) to -28.9 °C (-20 °F)
Plant Height:	4-6 feet
Plant Spread:	3-4 feet
Leaves:	Deciduous
Flowers:	Showy Fragrant
Flower Color:	Other: Apricot blend
Flower Time:	Spring Summer Fall
Uses:	Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant:	Bees
Propagation: Other methods:	Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip
Parentage:	Aloha x Yellow Cushion
Child plants:	8 child plants

Alternative cultivar names:

'Abraham Darby'
'AUScot'
'Abraham'
'Candy Rain'
'Country Derby'

Common names

Rose

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Location: Garden that used to be my lawn
Date: 2017-06-09

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Location: Prescott, AZ
Date: 2017-09-03
In its Eighth Growing Season, its First Completely Satisfactory B

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Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2012-05-19

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2018-08-08
- Radiant in one of its many colour variations.

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Location: Vienna, Austria
Date: 2021-08-26
AB likes to change colour, presently creamy yellow

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar, B.C.
Date: 2021-07-30
- A beautiful overlay of petals. More orange than usual due to ho

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2014-07-15
7:46 pm. Three such perfect blooms together, create a tangible pe

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Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-09-10

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Location: Hafnarfjordur, SW Iceland
Date: August 12, 2006

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Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2009-06-24

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Location: Coastal San Diego County
Date: 2018-11-23

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Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2010-04-19

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Location: My Garden in PA
Date: 2023-05-24

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Location: mid-TN
Date: 04-29-17
My vote for most beautiful rose goes to Abe Darby!

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Location: Hafnarfjordur, SW Iceland
Date: August 16, 2006

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2015-08-04
1:56 pm. The pale pink outer petals give way to a warm glow from

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Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2016-05-19
4:16 pm. Such rounded, plump buds produce these magical, overwhe

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Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-28

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Date: 2008-08-29
Photo courtesy Antique Rose Emporium. Used with permission.

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Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2021-04-29
First Abraham Darby bloom, Spring 2021

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Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2010-06-30

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Location: West Covina, CA
Date: 2015-07-11

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Location: CA
Date: 2021-11-12
Seems to have deep pink tones when first opening that fade to lig

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Location: West Covina, CA
Date: 2015-05-01

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Location: CA.
Date: 2021-11-13
Very fragrant blooms on my potted Abe

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Location: Hafnarfjordur, SW Iceland
Date: Augst 10, 2006

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Location: Telly's Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-05-28

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Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-27

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Date: 2014-12-15
Photo courtesy of: T.Kiya

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Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2013-05-29
Early to bloom and hardy here

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Date: 2015-04-22
Photo courtesy of: florum

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Location: Rose Garden Center, Tyler, Texas
Date: 2014-05-03

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Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2012-05-22

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Location: Dean Bond Rose Garden, Scott Arboretum, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-06-02

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Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-27
Beginning to open

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Location: Middle Tennessee
Date: 2012-10-25

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Location: Kamloops, BC, Canada
Date: 2013-06-11

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Comments:

Posted by zuzu (Northern California - Zone 9a) on Feb 3, 2014 11:01 PM concerning plant:

Abraham Darby, one of the most popular Austin shrubs, is hardier than most Austins, surviving zone 4 winters without any extra protection, and is almost thornless. The blooms start out cupped, like so many other Austin blooms, but they subsequently flatten to an old-fashioned quartered shape. The rose has a tendency to climb up to about 12 feet, but looks best if it's pruned down to 4-6 feet.

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