Plant Profile: Rosa 'AUScat'

Names

David Austin Winchester Cathedral Rose, Winchester, Winchester Cathedral

  • Photo of Rosa 'AUScat' (Rosa 'AUScat's)

Phonetic Spelling:RO-zuh

Genus:Rosa

Species:

Family:Rosaceae

Rosa 'AUScat' is a resilient shrub rose that can spread up to 4 feet. Its bushy growth habit makes it an ideal selection for garden beds, borders, and hedges. This rose is known for its extended blooming period, producing flowers throughout the entire season, and it also serves as a superb cut flower. The blooms, which emit a delightful honey-almond scent, appear in small clusters, with individual flowers reaching sizes of up to 6 inches. While the flowers are primarily white, they often exhibit a tendency to revert to pink. The foliage is a semi-glossy green.

In terms of care, it is important to shield container-grown plants from winter frost to prevent damage.

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Rosa 'AUScat' Feature Summary

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Tags

#fragrant
#deciduous
#fragrant flowers
#deciduous shrub
#cpp
#non-toxic for horses
#non-toxic for dogs
#non-toxic for cats

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Rosa 'AUScat' Feature Summary

Attributes
Attracts bees
Perennial
Woody
Attracts Pollinators
Attractive Flowers
Flowers
Clusters of medium sized cup-shaped blooms all season; 60 petals; double; loose
Fragrant
Good Cut
Showy
Long Bloom Season
more than 20 petals/rays
3-6 inches
Stem
Whole Plant Traits
Erect
Mounding
Cultural Conditions
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Good Drainage
Moist
3 feet-6 feet
12 inches-3 feet
Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont
4a
4b
5b
5a
6a
6b
7a
7b
8b
8a
9a
9b
Landscape
Cutting Garden
Pollinator Garden
Border
Hedge
Mass Planting
Accent
Specimen
Barrier
Container
Patio
Walkways
Pool/Hardscape

Rosa 'AUScat' Attributes

Rosa 'AUScat': Country Or Region Of Origin

Europe

Rosa 'AUScat': Wildlife Value

Attracts bees

Rosa 'AUScat': Life Cycle

Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody

Rosa 'AUScat': Play Value

Attractive Flowers
Attracts Pollinators
Buffer
Colorful
Defines Paths
Easy to Grow
Edible fruit
Fragrance
Pieces Used in Games
Screening
Shade
Sound
Textural
Wildlife Cover/Habitat
Wildlife Food Source
Wildlife Larval Host
Wildlife Nesting
Wind Break
Wind Shimmer

Rosa 'AUScat' Flowers

Rosa 'AUScat': Flower Description

Clusters of medium sized cup-shaped blooms all season; 60 petals; double; loose

Rosa 'AUScat': Flower Color

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White

Rosa 'AUScat': Flower Value To Gardener

Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy

Rosa 'AUScat': Flower Bloom Time

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall

Rosa 'AUScat': Flower Petals

2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals

Rosa 'AUScat': Flower Shape

Bell
Cross
Crown
Cup
Dome
Funnel
Irregular
Lipped
Radial
Saucer
Star
Trumpet
Tubular
Urn
Wheel

Rosa 'AUScat': Flower Size

1-3 inches
3-6 inches
< 1 inch
> 6 inches

Rosa 'AUScat' Stem

Rosa 'AUScat': Stem Description

Very little thorns.

Rosa 'AUScat': Stem Is Aromatic

No
Yes

Rosa 'AUScat' Whole Plant Traits

Rosa 'AUScat': Plant Type

Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower

Rosa 'AUScat': Habit/Form

Arching
Ascending
Broad
Cascading
Climbing
Clumping
Columnar
Conical
Creeping
Dense
Erect
Horizontal
Irregular
Mounding
Multi-stemmed
Multi-trunked
Open
Oval
Prostrate
Pyramidal
Rounded
Spreading
Vase
Weeping

Rosa 'AUScat': Growth Rate

Slow
Medium
Rapid

Rosa 'AUScat' Cultural Conditions

Rosa 'AUScat': Light

Dappled Sunlight (Shade through upper canopy all day)
Deep shade (Less than 2 hours to no direct sunlight)
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)

Rosa 'AUScat': Soil pH

Acid (<6.0)
Alkaline (>8.0)
Neutral (6.0-8.0)

Rosa 'AUScat': Soil Drainage

Frequent Standing Water
Good Drainage
Moist
Occasional Flooding
Occasionally Dry
Occasionally Wet
Very Dry

Rosa 'AUScat': Available Space To Plant

12 inches-3 feet
12-24 feet
24-60 feet
3 feet-6 feet
6-feet-12 feet
Less than 12 inches
more than 60 feet

Rosa 'AUScat': NC Region

Coastal
Mountains
Piedmont

Rosa 'AUScat': USDA Plant Hardiness Zone

thermostat
4a
thermostat
4b
thermostat
5a
thermostat
5b
thermostat
6a
thermostat
6b
thermostat
7a
thermostat
7b
thermostat
8a
thermostat
8b
thermostat
9a
thermostat
9b

Rosa 'AUScat' Leaves

Rosa 'AUScat': Leaf Color

spa
Green

Rosa 'AUScat': Hairs Present

No
Yes

Rosa 'AUScat' Landscape

Rosa 'AUScat': Landscape Theme

Asian Garden
Butterfly Garden
Children's Garden
Cottage Garden
Cutting Garden
Drought Tolerant Garden
Edible Garden
English Garden
Fairy Garden
Garden for the Blind
Native Garden
Nighttime Garden
Pollinator Garden
Rain Garden
Rock Garden
Shade Garden
Water Garden
Winter Garden

Rosa 'AUScat': Design Feature

Accent
Barrier
Border
Flowering Tree
Foundation Planting
Hedge
Mass Planting
Screen/Privacy
Security
Shade Tree
Small groups
Small Tree
Specimen
Street Tree
Understory Tree

Rosa 'AUScat': Landscape Location

Coastal
Container
Hanging Baskets
Houseplants
Lawn
Meadow
Naturalized Area
Near Septic
Patio
Pond
Pool/Hardscape
Recreational Play Area
Riparian
Rock Wall
Slope/Bank
Small Space
Vertical Spaces
Walkways
Woodland

Rosa 'AUScat': Attracts

Bats
Bees
Butterflies
Frogs
Hummingbirds
Moths
Pollinators
Predatory Insects
Reptiles
Small Mammals
Songbirds
Specialized Bees