Rose Patience

’Patience’ stands out among florists' roses with the most captivating fragrance—a fresh, intense Old Rose aroma touched with a hint of lemon. Her delicate, lace-like petals gradually unfurl to reveal a creamy center with a whisper of soft buttery yellow, exuding a refined elegance that has made ‘Patience’ a wedding favorite.

DESCRIPTION OF THE VARIETY

Throughout this description of the rose variety 'Patience' 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

The flowering habit of ‘Patience’ is continuous, as this rose variety was primarily bred for cut flower production in greenhouse conditions. In greenhouse conditions, it is able to bloom all year round.

Flower bud:

The flower buds of ‘Patience' rose variety are medium sized, about 2.7 cm long and 1.9 cm in diameter when the petals start to unfurl. The bud form is pointed ovoid. When the sepals first divide, the bud color is medium yellow (Group 3C). When half open, the upper sides of the petals are white (Group 155B) with light yellow (Group 3D) at base and the lower sides of the petals are white (Group 155C) with light yellow (Group 3D).

Calyx is star-shaped, irregularly rounded when fully opened with the sepals folding back, the length is about 3.5 cm and the diameter is 3.5 cm.

The sepals have a length of about 2.9 cm and a width of 0.9 - 1 cm. The shape of the sepals is subulate with canescent margins, the surface texture is pubescent on the upper surface and smooth on the lower surface. The colour on the upper surface is medium green (Group 143A) with light green (Group 144D) at the base. On the lower surface the colour is medium green (Group 144A) with some dark brown green (Group 146A) along the margin and appendages. There are 3 normally appendaged sepals and there are 2 unappendaged sepals with hairy edges.

The receptacle is medium green (Group 144A), campanulate shaped and has a smooth surface. The size of the receptacle is small, about 0.7 cm long and about 1.1 cm in diameter.

The peduncle is long, averaging to about 9 cm in length, strong and has a smooth surface with few small prickles. The colour of the peduncle is medium green (Group 144A).

Bloom:

The flowers are large, the average diameter of the open flower is about 8.3 cm. When first open, the flower form is cupped, the flower retains its form until the end flattens and all petal curl. Flowers are very full, the number of petals under normal conditions is 160-170. They are born in singly or in small clusters of 2-4 blooms together having corymb shape. The flowering stem has strong strength, long, and has an average length of about 30-50 cm.

The colour of the flower from the upper sides of the petals and on the reverse sides of the petals is white (Group 155C). The base of the petals is light yellow (Group 3D). The variegation is not observed on the flowers of this variety.

The general tonality at the end of the first day is white (Group 155C), at the end of the third day the general tonality becomes slightly lighter, white (Group 155A). No further change in colour is observed.

Petals:

The texture and the surface is smooth; the shape of the petals is obovate, the very outer petals are obdeltoid, the margins are notched. The apex is cuspidate, outer petals are rounded and the base of the petals is cuneate, and the petals form is incurved; tips are recurved and undulating. Average length of the petals is about 3.9 cm and the width is about 3.8 cm. The arrangement of the petals is imbricated, central petals are scrolled.

Normally the petaloids are not observed on the flowers of this rose variety.

The petals of this rose variety have good self-cleaning quality. The petals last on the plant for quite a long period, for about 12 days. As a cut flower they also last for about 10 days.

Fragrance:

The fragrance of the rose 'Patience' is strong, of an Old Rose character with a dash of lemon.

Reproductive parts:

The stamens normally are not present on the flowers of 'Patience'.

The number of pistils is 70 on average, they are about 10-11 mm long.

The colour of the styles is light yellow green (Group 1C), their length is about 9 mm.

Stigmas are about 1 - 2 mm long and have medium yellow green colour (Group 151D).

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

PLANT

The rose variety 'Patience' is classified as a Shrub rose, although it has mostly features of the Hybrid Tea and Florists roses. This rose was a part of David Austin’s Wedding and Event Roses collection. The growth character is vigorous and upright.Mature and well-established plant has a height of about 120 cm and the width of about 80 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 5 to 7, including terminal leaflet. The average flowering stem has about 10 leaves. The foliage is medium sized, about 13.5 cm long and about 9.6 cm wide.

The colour of the juvenile foliage on the upper side is dark green (Group 137A) overlaid with dark brown purple (Group 183A) which is more intense around the margin; while the lower side is medium green (Group 144A) overlaid with medium brown purple (Group 184B). The mature foliage on the upper side is dark green (Group 139A or 137C) and on the lower side is medium brown green (Group 137C or 138B).

Leaflets:

The leaflets are medium sized, about 5.3 cm long and are about 3.7 cm wide. The shape of the leaflets is ovate, the shape of the leaflet tip is cuspidate and the base shape is rounded. The surface texture of the leaflets is smooth, glossy. The edges are serrated, the type of serration is single and large.

The petiole has medium green colour (Group 144A) on the under side and dark brown green (Group 146A) upper side, it is about 3.8 cm long and about 1 mm in diameter, and has a smooth surface with a few glands.

The petiole rachis is medium green (Group 144A) and has a smooth surface with a few glands on the underside.

The auricle is elongated awl shaped, has a length of about 6-8 cm and about 1 mm wide tapering to point. The colour of the auricle is medium green (Group 143B).

The stipules are 2.5-3 cm long, have glandular surface and medium green colour (Group 143B).

The veins have light green (Group 144B), the venation pattern is reticulate.

Wood:

The new wood of this rose variety has medium green colour (Group 144A) and smooth bark. The mature wood is medium green (Group 144A) with dark brown purple (Group 178A), the bark remains smooth.

Stems:

The number of lateral branches is 6 on average, they have a length of about 30 cm and the diameter is 5 mm on average. The mature stem has an average length of about 30-50 cm and the diameter of 5 mm, the internode distance is 5-6 cm. The stem pubescence is not observed on the stems of 'Patience'. The above measurements are all variable, depending on growing conditions in a season.

Prickles:

There are ordinary prickles present on the main canes from base, about 3 per 5 cm of the stem length. On the laterals from main canes there is an ordinary quantity of prickles, 3 per 5 cm of the stem length. The shape of the prickles is concave curved inward, the length is about 9 mm. The colour of the young prickles is brown red (Group 178C) with light green (Group 144C) at base; the mature prickles have light green brown colour (Group 160D).

Small prickles:

Under normal growing conditions the small prickles are not observed on the main canes as well as on the laterals from the main canes of this rose variety.

Disease resistance:

The rose variety 'Patience' has good resistance, particularly to mildew, blackspot and rust in greenhouse conditions, with on average day temperature maintained at 17.5 degrees C. In open air and garden conditions it is susceptible to most common rose diseases. The pest resistance has not been tested yet.

The cold hardiness is rather weak, it is not well suited for cold winters, however it is recorded that it can withstand winter in the garden in climates similar to USDA 7 and warmer.

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 ‘Auspastor’ / 'Patience' 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 suitable for year round production under standard greenhouse conditions having buttermilk-colored blooms that fade almost to white, with an Old Rose fragrance and long vase life, which are produced on strong upright stems.

SUMMARY OF THE VARIETY

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

 butter-milk colored blooms fading almost to white;

 an Old Rose fragrance;

 a long vase life;

 The plant also has a strong upright stem, which makes it suitable for year round cut flower production under standard greenhouse conditions.

Asexual reproduction of the new variety by budding as performed in greenhouses at Bowling Green Lane in Albrighton, The UK showed that the foregoing and other distinguishing characteristics came true to form, established and transmitted through succeeding asexual propagations. ‘Auspastor’ / 'Patience' may be asexually propagated by budding and grafting.

COMPARISON WITH PARENTS

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

 whereas the parent has lilac cupped blooms, ‘Auspastor’ / ‘Patience’ bears buttermilk colored, cupped rosette shaped blooms.

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

 The pollen parent bears yellow blooms with pointed petals, ‘Auspastor’ / ‘Patience’ bears flowers of a buttermilk color;

 In addition, ‘Auspastor’ / ‘Patience’ bears blooms that are cupped rosette, whereas the pollen parent bears yellow colored, rosette shaped blooms.

COMPARISON WITH THE CLOSEST COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE CULTIVAR

The most similar rose cultivars to the ‘Auspastor’ / ‘Patience’ is the variety ‘Ausneil’ / ‘Portia’. and they may be distinguished by the following combination of characteristics:

 the ‘Ausneil’ / ‘Portia’ has fewer petals, stamens and creamy-white blooms compared to ‘Auspastor’ / ‘Patience’, which has a greater number of petals, creamy-white blooms with a hint of blush and no stamens.

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