Rose Lady of Shalott

The ‘Lady of Shalott’ / ‘AUSnyson’ rose is a plant suitable for repeat flowering variety having rich orange-red buds that open to form blooms with loosely-arranged petals having a salmon-pink upper side coloring and golden-yellow reverse side coloring with a strong tea fragrance, with hints of spiced apple and cloves and slightly arching growth.

DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY
The following description provided below is based on the 2 year-old rose plants grown outdoors in Albrighton, Britain in the month of July. Phenotypic expression may vary with environmental, cultural and climatic conditions, as well as differences in conditions of light and soil.

FLOWER
‘Lady of Shalott’ has recurrent blooming habit. The number of blooms per plant during the growing season is profuse, but there are too many to count.

Flower bud:
The bud is medium sized, about 2 cm long and 3 cm in diameter when the petals start to unfurl. The form of the bud is short. When sepals first divide, the bud color is dark purple red (RHS 53A), with red flecks. When half blown, the upper sides of the petals are dark purple red RHS 53A, and the lower sides of the petals are dark red (Group 42A).

Calyx has is pitcher-shaped when observed from the above, length is about 5 cm and diameter of about 5 cm.

Sepals regularly arranged, they are light green (Group 144) on the upper and on the lowers surface. They have length of about 2 cm and width of about 1 cm, shape is pointed. Margin of the sepals are mossy on the upper surface and smooth on the lower surface. There are three lightly appendaged sepals. There are 2 unappendaged sepals with smooth edges.

Receptacles have light green colour (Group N144B), they are pitcher shaped, small, with a length of about 1 cm and width of about 1 cm, smooth on the surface.

Peduncle is me medium, averaging about 5 cm in length with smooth surface and dark brown purple colour (Group 183C). The strength is normal.

Bloom:
The flowers are medium sized, with an average open diameter of about 7.5 cm. Borne mostly in small clusters, several together (4-14) having irregular shape.

Stems on which the flower resides have normal strength, with an average length of about 5 cm and diameter of about 5 mm.

When the flowers first open, the bloom form is cupped. And as the flower ages the outer petals curl back.

Number of petals under normal conditions is about 57.

The upper sides of the petals are orange red (RHS Group 34C) and the reverse sides of the petals are medium yellow orange (RHS 18A). The base of the petals has a spot of medium yellow (Group RHS 9A) on both sides.

The general tonality at end of first day is orange red (Group RHS 34C).

Petals:
The petals of ‘Lady of Shalott’ are round shaped, have smooth texture and surface, their average width is about 40 mm and the length is about 35 mm. Their margin is medium reflexing with medium undulation.

Apex shape is round, the base shape is rounded on the outer petals, and the inner petals are more pointed. They have incurved form, arranged irregularly.

No petaloids were observed.

Petals hang on and dry.

On the plant petals lasts for fairly long - about 5 days under normal growing conditions. As a cut flower - not tested.

Fragrance:
The aroma of this variety is strong, warm Tea fragrance, with hints of spiced apple and cloves.

Reproductive parts:
The average number of stamens if about 95, with length of about 1 cm.

Anthers have dark yellow orange colour (Group 22A), they arranged regularly around the styles.

Filaments are dark yellow orange (Group 21A) and about 10 mm long.

Pollen has dark yellow orange colour (Group 21A).

The number of pistils is 60 on average, they have 8 mm length.

Styles have length of about 8mm and medium yellow orange colour (Group 16B) with some medium brown purple (Group 182A).

Stigmas are about 2 mm long and have dark yellow orange colour (Group 163C).

Hips – not observed.

PLANT
Plant form a bushy shrub, with vigorous growth habit, the branches have slightly arching growth type.

An adult plant has a height of 125-150 cm, and an average width of 125 cm.

Foliage:
There are normal quantity of leaflets on the average mid-stem, the average number of leaves is about 7, including terminal leaflet. The number of leaves per flowering stem is 10 in average.

The foliage is medium sized, about 13.5 cm long and 9 cm wide.

New foliage has dark brown purple colour (Group 183B) on the upper and the lower sides. Old foliage is dark brown green (Group 147A) on the upper side and slightly lighter dark brown green (Group 147B) on the lower side.

Leaflets:
The average size of the normal leaflets is about 7 cm long and 4 cm wide. They are oval shaped, the base shape is obtuse and the apex shape is acuminate.

The texture of the leaflets is leathery, edge is serrated, the type of serration is double and small.

Petiole is medium brown green (Group 148C), the average length is about 2.5 cm and the width is 1.5 cm, has prickles.

Petiole rachis is medium brown green (RHS 148C) and with prickles.

Stipules are medium brown green (Group 148C), the length is about 2 cm, edges are serrated.

Auricle has pointed shape, medium brown green colour (Group 148C), the average length is about 4 mm and the width is about 1 mm. Vein color is light yellow green (Group 154D), the venation pattern is reticulate.

Wood:
The new wood has bronze colour (RHS 183B), the bark is smooth. Old wood is dark green (RHS 144A) with smooth bark.

Usually main stem has about 8 branches, each branch has average length of about 40 cm and diameter of about 4 mm.

Stems:
Mature stems have average length of about 60 cm and diameter of 6 mm.

Internode distance usually is about 5 cm. The above measurements are all variable, depending on growing conditions in a season.

Stem pubescence is not present on this variety.

Prickles:
There are many prickles on the main canes from base, their number per stem length is 10 per 10 cm. There are few prickles on the laterals from main canes, their number per stem length is about 3 per 10 cm.

The prickles have deep concave form, the average length is about 5 mm. Their colour when they are young is green-red (RHS 182A), and when mature is green-red (RHS 176A).

Small prickles:
Small prickles are absent on main stalks.

Disease resistance:
‘Lady of Shalott’ showed resistance to mildew, blackspot and rust under normal growing conditions. Also, it has excellent resistance to botrytis. Pest resistance was not tested.

The name is taken from one of Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poems to commemorate the 200th anniversary of his birth. The poem tells the story of The Lady of Shalott, who lived in a castle close to King Arthur’s Camelot and was held in a spell.

English Shrub Rose

ORIGIN OF THE VARIETY
This invention relates to a new and distinct variety of shrub rose plant named ‘Lady of Shalott’ / ‘AUSnyson’, which was originated by crossing two unnamed, unpatented varieties of Rosa hybrida.

BACKGROUND OF THE VARIETY
The primary objective of this breeding was to produce a robust disease-resistant flowering variety having rich orange-red buds that open to form blooms with loosely-arranged petals having a salmon-pink upper side coloring and golden-yellow reverse side coloring with a strong tea fragrance and slightly arching growth.

SUMMARY OF THE VARIETY
Among the features which distinguish the new variety from other presently available and commercial rose cultivars known the following combination of characteristics: superb disease resistance, orange-red buds that open to form blooms with loosely-arranged petals having a salmon-pink upper side coloring and golden-yellow reverse side coloring, a large bushy shrub with slightly arching stems, and mid-green leaves with slightly bronze tones when young.

Asexual reproduction of the new variety by budding as performed in greenhouses at Bowling Green Lane in Albrighton, Britain shows that the foregoing and other distinguishing characteristics come true to form and are established and transmitted through succeeding asexual propagations. ‘Lady of Shalott’ / ‘AUSnyson’ may be asexually propagated by budding and grafting. The budding and grafting successfully occurred on the plant/rootstock Rosa cv. ‘Dr. Huey’ in the United States and on the plant/rootstock Rosa dumetorum cv. ‘Laxa’ in the United Kingdom.

COMPARISON WITH PARENTS
‘Lady of Shalott’ / ‘AUSnyson’ may be distinguished from its seed parent, by the following combination of characteristics: whereas the seed parent is not as disease resistant and has fuller yellow blooms, ‘AUSnyson’ is vigorously disease resistant and bears flowers of orange-red buds that open to form blooms with loosely-arranged petals having a salmon-pink upper side coloring and golden-yellow reverse side coloring and a strong tea fragrance. The new variety is classified as a hybrida rose with a slightly arched growing habit.

‘Lady of Shalott’ / ‘AUSnyson’ may be distinguished from its pollen parent, by the following combination of characteristics: whereas the pollen parent is of an overall poorer quality, ‘AUSnyson’ is vigorous and has superb disease resistance.

COMPARISON WITH THE CLOSEST COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE CULTIVAR
The closest commercially available cultivar to the new variety is the ‘Pat Austin’ / ‘AUSmum’. The new rose may be distinguished from the ‘Pat Austin’ / ‘AUSmum’ variety by the following combination of characteristics: the ‘Pat Austin’ / ‘AUSmum’ produces blooms having a deep cup with a greater number of petals that have a bright copper upper side and a pale copper yellow underside, compared to ‘Lady of Shalott’ / ‘AUSnyson’, which produces open-cup blooms having a salmon-pink upper side and a golden-yellow reverse side. In addition, the foliage of the ‘Pat Austin’ / ‘AUSmum’ is darker green compared to that of ‘Lady of Shalott’ / ‘AUSnyson’.

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