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Lady Emma Hamilton
Rosa 'Ausbrother'
Lady Emma Hamilton blooms from May through October.
Months here are Northern Hemisphere months; in the Southern Hemisphere, shift them by six months.
Growing Lady Emma Hamilton
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 3.5 ft wide at maturity, in roughly 3 years (not yet checked).
No toxicity note is on file for Lady Emma Hamilton. That is not a clearance: check its safety for people and pets before planting.
What was checked
Mature height and spread, hardiness zones, sun and the trait tags were checked against named botanical sources for this plant. The bloom months and water need on this page were not, and each fact above says which. 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 Lady Emma Hamilton
Plant Lady Emma Hamilton 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 Lady Emma Hamilton get?
4 fttall5 ft 7 inan adult3.5 ftwideSee Lady Emma Hamilton 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 Lady Emma Hamilton
Derived from the mature spread above by a fixed rule, not checked separately: spacing is the spread, center to center.
Space Lady Emma Hamilton about 3.5 ft apart, center to center, so each plant has room to reach its full width.
Add Lady Emma Hamilton 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
Lady Emma Hamilton's height, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags were checked against 5 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.
- David Austin Rosesbreeder, US siteheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun, years to mature size and trait tags
- David Austin Rosesbreeder, UK siteheight, spread, sun, years to mature size and trait tags
- NC State ExtensionGardener Plant Toolboxheight, spread, hardiness zones, sun and trait tags
- HelpMeFind Rosesheight, spread, hardiness zones and trait tags
- US plant patent (Google Patents)United States Plant Patent PP17,709 (Google Patents)height, spread and trait tags
How the checking works, and what each standard covers, is on the verified plants page.
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