Category: English Roses (English Rose Collection)
Bred By: David Austin
Year of Introduction: 1986
Colour: Deep Pink
Flower Type: Double/Full Bloom
Size: Medium Shrub, Short Climber (4.5 ft. x 3.5 ft.) (6-8 ft. as a climber)
Hardiness: Very Hardy zones 4-11
Fragrance: Strong, Old Rose
Repeating: Excellent
Petal Count: 80 Petals
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The flowers of this rose start as perfect little scrolled buds and soon open into the most beautiful, large, rosette-shaped flowers of bright glowing pink.
The most outstanding characteristic of this lovely rose is its beautiful and perfectly-balanced Old Rose scent. This is often described as being the quintessential old rose fragrance.
The growth is upright and vigorous. It forms a medium sized shrub which is robust and free flowering. It reblooms best when it is summer pruned after each flush.
Gertrude Jekyll was a famous garden designer, and author who has had a profound effect on the style of English gardens of the present day.
Winner of the 'James Mason award' 2002 from the Royal National Rose Society.