Rose Carey

Captivating medium pink rose from David Austin's collection, renowned for its elegance and versatility. Each bloom begins as a large, full bud with slightly lighter outer petals, gradually unfolding into a classic cupped and quartered rosette filled with delicately ruffled petals. As the flower matures, it reveals a cluster of pretty yellow stamens at its heart. Emitting a fresh rose scent with a hint of cedar wood, 'Carey' offers a delightful fragrance. The blooms are held elegantly on long, strong stems, making them ideal for cut-flower arrangements.

DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

Throughout this description of the rose variety 'Carey' is provided with color descriptions using terminology of the The Colour Chart of The Royal Horticultural Society (2001), except where common terms of color definition are employed. Phenotypic expression may vary with environmental, cultural and climatic conditions, as well as differences in conditions of light and soil.

FLOWERING

This rose variety has a continuous flowering habit. In the greenhouse it is able to flower year round, and in a garden it blooms in flushes with short breaks from summer until frosts. The number of blooms per plant during the growing season is profuse, but there are too many to count.

Flower bud:

The flower buds of 'Carey' rose variety are medium sized, about 2.3 cm long and 2 cm in diameter when the petals start to unfurl. The bud form is broad based. When the sepals first divide, the bud color is pink (Group 38A). When half open, the upper sides of the petals are medium blue pink (Group 73C) and the lower sides of the petals are dark blue pink (Group N74D).

Calyx is star-shaped when fully opened with the sepals folding back, the length is about 4 cm and the diameter is 2.2 cm.

The sepals have a length of about 4 cm and a width of 1.2 cm. The shape of the sepals is lanceolate, the surface texture is downy on the upper surface and glandular on the lower surface. The colour on the upper surface is medium brown green (Group 148C) and on the lower surface is medium green (Group 144A). There are 3 normally appendaged sepals and there are 2 unappendaged sepals with hairy edges.

The receptacle is medium green (Group 144A), funnel shaped and has a smooth surface. The size of the receptacle is rather small, about 1 cm long and about 0.8 cm in diameter.

The peduncle is medium, averaging to about 8 cm in length, strong, and has a smooth surface. The colour of the peduncle is medium green (Group 144A).

Bloom:

The flowers are large, the average diameter of the open flower is about 9 cm. When first open, the flower form is cupped. As the flowers fully open the form becomes more flat at the top, revealing a quartered center. Flowers are very full, the number of petals under normal conditions is 92. They are born in singly or in small clusters having a rounded shape, of 1-4 blooms together. When grown commercially for cut-flower production the stems are disbudded to ensure the blooms are grown singly. The flowering stems are strong, long, and have an average length of about 95 cm with a diameter of about 6 mm.

When first open the colour of the upper sides of the petals is light blue pink (Group 65B) and the reverse sides of the petals are dark blue pink (Group 67C). The base of the outer petals has a small yellow spot light yellow (Group 2D) on the inner side and light yellow green (Group 2C) on the outer side. Under normal growing conditions the variegation is not observed on the flowers of this rose variety.

The flowers of rose variety have very good colour persistence. The general tonality at the end of the first day is dark blue pink (Group 68A), and at the end of the third day the general tonality does not change, remaining dark blue pink (Group 68A).

Petals:

The texture of the petals and the surface is smooth; the shape of the petals is obovate, the margins are entire but wavy, with very few incisions and very little undulation or reflexing. The apex is rounded and the base of the petals is acute, and the petals form is incurved. Average length of the petals is about 5.5 cm and the width is about 4.2 cm. The arrangement of the petals is quartered.

Normally there are few petaloids present in the center of the flowers, 12 on average. Petaloids have medium purple colour (Group 67A), they are about 2.3 mm long and 1 mm width. Petaloids have obovate (folded) shape and uniform margins.

The petals of this rose variety normally hang on and dry, therefore the deadheading of the faded flowers is required for this rose variety. Under normal climate conditions the petals last fairly long, on the plant they last for about 6 days, as a cut flower their lastingness is also about 6 days.

Fragrance:

The fragrance of the rose 'Carey' is moderate, fresh rose scent with a hint of cedar wood

Reproductive parts:

The number of stamens is 70 on average per flower, the length is about 14 mm, they are mixed with petaloids.

The anthers have a length of about 3.5 mm and medium yellow orange colour (Group 11A).

The colour of the filaments is medium yellow orange (Group 11A), their length is 11 mm on average.

The pollen is medium yellow orange (Group 20A).

The number of pistils is 40 on average, they are about 18 mm long.

The colour of the styles is medium purple red (Group 58C) with white (Group N155C) and they are about 17.5 mm long.

Stigma are about 0.5 mm long and have medium yellow orange colour (Group 16B).

The hips of this rose variety have not been observed yet.

PLANT

The rose variety 'Carey' is classified as a Shrub rose and is a part of David Austin’s Wedding and Event Roses collection. The growth character is moderately vigorous, upright, and slightly outwardly. Mature and well-established plant has a height of about 120 cm and the width of about 90 cm.

Foliage:

There is a normal quantity of the foliage on the plants of this rose variety. The number of leaflets on normal mid-stem leaves varies from 3 to 5, including the terminal leaflet. The average flowering stem has about 6 leaves. The foliage is large to medium sized, about 12 cm long and about 9 cm wide.

The colour of the juvenile foliage on the upper side is dark brown green (Group 146A) while the lower side is medium brown purple (Group 182A) with dark brown green (Group 146B). The mature foliage on the upper side is dark brown green (Group 147A) and on the lower side is medium brown green (Group 147B).

Leaflets:

The size of the leaflets is medium about 5.8 cm long and are about 4 cm wide. The shape of the leaflets is ovate, the shape of the leaflet tip is acuminate and the base shape is rounded. The surface texture of the leaflets is smooth, semi-glossy. The edges are serrated, the type of serration is single and medium sized.

The petiole has dark brown green colour (Group 146A), is about 3.4 cm long and 1.8 mm in diameter, and has a glandular surface texture.

The petiole rachis is dark brown green (Group 146A) and has prickles on the underside.

The auricle is lanceolate, has a length of about 0.6 cm and about 0.8 mm wide. The colour of the auricle is medium green (Group 144A).

The stipules are 2 cm long, have glandular surface and medium green colour (Group 144A).

The veins have the same colour as the leaf color, the venation pattern is reticulate.

Wood:

The new wood of this rose variety has medium brown purple colour (Group 184C), the bark is smooth. The mature wood is dark brown green (Group 146B), the bark remains smooth.

Stems:

The mature stem has an average length of about 95 cm and the diameter of 6 mm, the internode distance is 6 cm. The stem pubescence is not observed on the stems of this rose variety. The above measurements are all variable, depending on growing conditions in a season.

Prickles:

There is an ordinary quantity of prickles present on the main canes from base and on the laterals from main canes, about 6 per 10 cm of the stem length. The shape of the prickles is deep concave, the length is about 7 mm. The colour of the young prickles is brown red (Group 180B), the mature prickles have medium brown purple colour (Group 183D).

Small prickles:

There are no small prickles observed on the main canes as well as on the laterals from the main canes of this rose variety.

Disease resistance:

The rose variety 'Carey' is disease resistant, particularly to mildew, blackspot and rust in greenhouse conditions, with on average day temperature maintained at 17.5 degrees C. In the garden conditions it is somewhat susceptible to black spot and mildew. The pest resistance has not been tested yet.

Rose variety is recommended for growing in climate conditions similar to USDA 7 and requires winter protection in more colder climates.

Unfortunately we do not have information about the origin of the name of this rose.

Wedding and Event Roses collection

ORIGIN OF THE VARIETY

Rose variety ‘Ausweather’ / 'Carey' originated by David Austin by crossing an unnamed, unpatented seedling with an unnamed, unpatented seedling.

BACKGROUND OF THE VARIETY

The primary objective of this rose variety breeding was to create a new rose variety with double, pink blooms with many petals arranged in a quartered formation, along with a long vase life and fragrance.

SUMMARY OF THE VARIETY

The objective was achieved, along with other important improvements, and this rose variety incorporated the following unique combination of characteristics:

 pink many-petalled blooms that are arranged in a quartered formation;

 strong stems, suitable for cut rose production.

Asexual reproduction of this variety by budding showed that the foregoing and all other characteristics and distinctions came true to form, established and transmitted through the succeeding propagations.

COMPARISON WITH PARENTS

The ‘Ausweather’ / ‘Carey’ may be distinguished from its seed parent, by the following combination of characteristics:

 the seed parent has a flower which is pink in the center, but which fades almost to white at the edges, whereas ‘Ausweather’ / ‘Carey’ blooms are more uniformly pink. In addition, the seed variety is not quartered.

The ‘Ausweather’ / ‘Carey’ may be distinguished from its pollen parent by the following combination of characteristics:

 The pollen parent has red flowers with far fewer petals than the rose variety ‘Ausweather’ / ‘Carey’.

COMPARISON WITH THE CLOSEST COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE CULTIVAR

The most similar rose cultivar to the ‘Ausweather’ / ‘Carey’ is the rose variety ‘Ausimmon’ / ‘Miranda’ and they may be distinguished by the following combination of characteristics:

 the ‘‘Ausimmon’ / ‘Miranda’ has a bloom size which is much larger (12 cm) than the bloom size of the ‘Ausweather’ / ‘Carey’ (9 cm).

 The blooms of ‘Ausimmon’ / ‘Miranda’ also have more petals (120 per bloom) comparing to the blooms of ‘Ausweather’ / ‘Carey’ (92 petals per bloom).

 In addition, ‘Ausimmon’ / ‘Miranda’ has blooms that have outer petals that are tinged green whereas ‘Ausweather’ / ‘Carey’ is uniformly pink.

USDA 7