Pat Austin

Companion Items/
Varieties

 

 'Standard Fountain Grass'

Texas Lantana - Orange/Yellow

'Texas Lantana'

 
 
 

Recommended by the
American Rose Society

 

Common Name: 'Pat Austin'
Class/Variety: English Rose - 1995
Habit: Shrub
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4
AHS Heat Zone:  
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Water Usage:  Low
Soil Type:  Well-Drained
Height: 3-1/2 to 4 feet
Spread: 3 feet
Season of Bloom: Repeat Flowering
Bloom Color: Copper
Fragrance: Yes
Hips:  
Availability: No

 

Blooms are rich copper on the upper side and pale coppery yellow on the underside. Large, double, deeply-cupped flowers have a fruity fragrance. Vigorous, bushy, spreading habit and large, semi-glossy, deep green leaves. Use this shrub where a bright splash of color is needed or as a vibrant shrub border. The raiser, David Austin, named it in appreciation of his wife, an accomplished sculptress.


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