Roses, David Austin

Rosa x

Roses Shrubs Trees

Description

British rose breeder David Austin always loved the charm and beauty of antique roses but realized they lacked the fragrance, color variety and repeat-blooming qualities of the modern hybrid tea roses. In the 1950's he set out to create "the perfect rose" by crossing the two and in 1961...voila! a new, well sought-after rose collection was born. 

David Austin Roses have dense, cup-shaped blossoms with a rich fragrance. They are reliable repeat-bloomers with improved disease resistance and are drought tolerant once established. The collection includes a wide range of colors and growth habits, including but not limited to:

Bathsheba (climbing) - apricot-yellow buds open to beautiful apricot-pink and soft yellow blooms with a floral myrrh fragrance
Carding Mill (shrub) -  rich apricot, compound blooms with a strong myrrh fragrance
Claire Austin (climbing) - creamy white double blooms with a strong myrrh fragrance
Darcey Bussell (shrub) - crimson pink double flowers with a moderate fruity fragrance
Desdemona (tree or shrub) - chalice-shaped blooms in a white hue, tinged with a soft pink blush with an old rose fragrance
Emily Bronte (shrub) - soft pink with deep to rich apricot center with a strong tea fragrance
Eustacia Vye (shrub) - glowing pink-apricot blooms with a strong fruity fragrance
Gabriel Oak (shrub) - deep pink, compound blooms with a fruity fragrance; very hardy
Gertrude Jekyll (shrub) - glowing pink double blooms with a strong old rose fragrance; hardy
Lady of the Lake (climbing) - semi-double pale pink blooms with a fresh citrus fragrance
Lark Ascending (shrub) - semi-double apricot blooms with a light fragrance
Molineux (shrub) - rich yellow double blooms with a medium tea fragrance
Munstead Wood (shrub) - deep, velvety crimson blooms with a strong old rose fragrance
Olivia Rose (shrub) - soft pink compound blooms with a moderate fruity fragrance
Princess Anne (shub) - deep pink double blooms with a medium tea fragrance
Roald Dahl (tree) - peach double-blooms with a sweet tea fragrance and few thorns
Scepter'd Isle (shrub) - bright pink compound flowers with a strong myrrh fragrance
Strawberry Hill (climbing) - double pink blooms with a myrrh fragrance; very hardy
The Alnwick (shrub) - soft pink, compound blooms with a moderate old rose fragrance
The Generous Gardener (climbing) - pale, glowing pink blooms with a musk and myrrh fragrance
Thomas a Becket (shrub) - crimson-red blooms; old rose fragrance with a strong lemon zest character
Windermere (shrub) - blooms start creamy yellow, fading to pure white; medium fruity fragrance

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Botanical Name
Rosa x
Height
4-12'
Width
3-8'
Sun Exposure
Full Sun
Soil Type
Well Draining
Bloom Time
Early Summer Mid Summer Late Summer Fall
Bloom Colors
Cream Pink Red White Yellow
Foliage Colors
Dark Green
Water Requirements
Secondary Culinary Moderate
Zones
Zone 4 Zone 4A Zone 4B Zone 5 Zone 5B Zone 6 Zone 7

Tags

Medium Growing Disease Resistant Drought Tolerant Award Winning Easy Care Container Growing Climbing Hedge