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James L. Austin
Rosa 'Auspike'
Also called james l austin
James L. Austin blooms from May through October.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing James L. Austin
Plant it in full sun. It prefers moderate water. It is hardy in USDA zones 5–10. Expect it to reach about 4 ft tall and 2 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 3 years (a house reading).
No toxicity note is on file for James L. Austin. That is not a clearance: check its safety for people and pets before planting.
What was checked
Mature height and spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color and the trait tags were checked against named botanical sources for this plant, with what the sources could not settle written down; years to mature size rests on a recorded house rule where no publisher states one, and is marked so; its common name and alternate names have not been checked yet. Each fact above carries its own mark. The planting, spacing and size sections are derived from these checked facts by a fixed rule, not checked separately, and the plant type is the library's own classification.
When to plant James L. Austin
Plant James L. Austin in early spring as soon as the soil is workable, or in early fall at least six weeks before your first frost, so roots establish in cool weather. In zone 7, the middle of its hardy zones 5 to 10, spring means March to May and fall means September or October. Once settled, it blooms from May to October.
Month-by-month timing for your zone is on the planting calendar; if you garden near zone 7, the middle of this plant's hardy range, start with zone 7 in March. Derived from the plant's category, zones and bloom months plus typical zone frost dates, not checked separately.
How big does James L. Austin get?
4 fttall5 ft 7 inan adult2 ftwideSee James L. Austin in a garden plan: the planner shows it in 3D beside everything else you add, growing toward this size over the years.
How far apart to plant James L. Austin
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space James L. Austin about 2 ft apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add James L. Austin to a garden plan and the planner draws it at its full width, so you see the spacing before you buy.
Where these facts come from
James L. Austin's height, spread, hardiness zones, sun, water, bloom months and color, trait tags, soil, diseases, pests and toxicity were checked against 11 published sources on August 2, 2026. Each one is linked below with every fact it carried, which can include a fact this page still marks as not yet checked, because a source carrying a value is not the same as the value being held to the standard. Facts not in that list, and the planting, spacing and size sections, are not covered by these sources.
- US plant patent (Google Patents)US Plant Patent PP30,924 (USPP30924P3), 'Rosa hybrida shrub named AUSp...height, spread, hardiness zones, water, bloom months and color, trait tags, soil, diseases and pests
- David Austin Rosesbreeder, US siteheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, bloom months and color, years to mature size, trait tags and soil
- David Austin Rosesbreeder, UK siteheight, spread, sun, years to mature size and trait tags
- Grace Rose FarmUS nursery selling the plantheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun and diseases
- HelpMeFind Rosesheight, spread, bloom months and color and trait tags
- NC State Extensiongenus Rosasun, soil and pests
- Clemson Home and Garden Information CenterClemson Cooperative Extension HGIC 1172water and soil
- ASPCAAnimal Poison Control, toxic and non-toxic plant listtoxicity
- Clemson Home and Garden Information CenterClemson Cooperative Extension HGIC 2106diseases
- Clemson Home and Garden Information CenterClemson Cooperative Extension HGIC 2107pests
- University of Maryland ExtensionHome and Garden Information Centerdiseases
How the checking works, and what each standard covers, is on the verified plants page.
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