David Austin Roses
David Austin roses, created in 1970,are the creation of a man who started his own nursery, in order to introduce his new breed of English roses. . These English roses have the look of old garden roses, with the recurrent blooming abilty, vigouros growth,disease resistance, and wonderful color selection of modern roses. They combine the best features of both types. These David Austin roses exhibit a shrubby growth habit with dense foliage and fragrant blooms, very similiar to the beloved Old Garden Roses. David Austin is very commited to producing these roses, and continues his work today. They are grown today in almost every developed country in the world. If you've always dreamed of having a beautiful English rose garden, these magnificent roses, will give you the garden of your dreams. They are available in a large range of colors, sizes, and fragrances, thus making them adaptable to most landscape situations. I must confess, that David Austin himself, is partly responsible for MY beautiful rose garden! I had many gardens, and although i LOVED roses, I had only a handful of rose plants. I thought (like many of you) that roses were to fussy and to difficult to grow. Then, I came across a catalog (Heirloom Roses) with so... many pictures of breathtaking old garden roses (lots of David Austin roses )I spent the day looking at that catalog! My mind was made up. I would have a rose garden! The rest is "History" as they say...
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David Austin Roses
These are wonderful books, loaded with information on these beautiful roses! Great reference guide, filled with pictures.
The Dark Lady
Dark red, crimson blooms that age to dark purple.
A vigorous, upright, bushy plant that grows to 3ft. Medium, dark green, semi glossy foliage with some prickles. Intense fragrance Extra- hardy was named after the dark Lady of Shakespeare's sonnets.
Tamora
Thorny, upright, 3-4'tall, 2-3'wide. strong myrrh fragrance. produces armloads of blooms!
One of the most disease resistant of the Austin roses
Constance SpryOne of the most loved of all the David Austin Roses. This climber grows to 12 feet. The lovely pink, double blooms are very large. Once flowering. Hardy zones 6-9
Winchester Cathedral
Slightly arching bush grows 3-4 feet. Profilic white flowers have a strong fragrance. (especially in warmer climates)
hardy zones 5-9
Sharifa Asma
Medium, upright, bushy plant
grows 3-4 ft. Foliage is medium, dark green, semi-glossy, with many prickles Blooms are pale pink fading to pinkish white, and have a loose, rosette form. The fragrance is intense!
William Shakespeare Double Rosette blooms are deep crimson, aging to rich royal purple. Grows 4-5 feet. Continous bloomer. Heady, old rose fragrance. Hardy zone 5-10
Abraham Darby
One of the most admired of all English Roses, this robust shrub bears sumptuous cup-shaped blossoms of peachy apricot with hints of yellow and pink. Prized for its bold, fruity fragrance and quick repeat bloom, Abraham Darby® is an outstanding performer either as a freestanding bush or a small climber.
Hardy zones 5-10
Lady Emma Hamiliton
David Austin himself describes this English Musk Rose as a departure from his usual palette of pastel colors. Dark buds open to graceful tangerine-shaded blooms with a lighter reverse. Their strong fruity scent won top honors at fragrance trials in France. The foliage of Lady Emma Hamilton is impressive even out of flower, emerging a bronzy green and then turning dark green. Plants are bushy and upright, of medium height. Zones 5-9
Gertrude Jekyll
This is one of the first, and more popular of the English roses.
Flowers are fully double blooms of rich, bright pink, that pale to a lighter shade of pink on the edges. A very vigorous rose, growing 6- tall x 4ft. wide. Very disease resistant A strong, old rose perfume fragrance hardy zones 5-10
Strawberry Hill The medium-sized, double, pure rose-pink blossoms of Strawberry Hill have a fine myrrh fragrance, with hints of lemon, that won it the 2007 Prix d'Honneur for fragrance. Tall, gently arching branches make this David Austin® shrub Rose a perfect choice for back-of-the-border locations.
Molineux
Many petaled, golden yellow blooms that open wide to show the deep colored center. Peach/apricot colors blend to make a very pretty rose. one of the more compact of the David Austin Roses, growing 4ft x 3 ft wide. This bushy plant is very useful for smaller gardens. Fruity fragrance
hardy zones 5-10
Mary Rose
One of the most outstanding of the David Austin Roses. Wonderful, pink, old-style blooms are a lovely shade.
Bush is strong growing, upright, and very well branched. Fruity, myrrh fragrance. A bushy plant that grows well. zones 5-10 Should be in every garden of those who like English roses! One of my favorites
Graham Thomas
Bears flushes of double, clear yellow, fragrant blooms throughout the season on 4ft (taller in mild climates) shrubs. Superb as a climbing Rose. From British rosarian David Austin, the English Roses combine the flower forms and fragrance of old Roses with the repeat-blooming character of modern Roses. Excellent cut flowers.
Glamis Castle
Pure white, fully cupped, many petaled blooms of old rose character.Strong myrrh fragrance on a profuse blooming compact bush. grows 4ft. high and wide Disease resistant, and compact. Great for a smaller garden.
zones 5-10
L.D. Braithwaite
Wonderfully fragrant, fully double old-rose blooms.
Beautiful, rich crimson red color, on an outstanding bushy plant growing 4 ft. high and wide. very disease resistant. considered by some to be the best red English rose.
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