Mary Rose

David Austin English Roses

Mary Rose is one of David Austin‘s most popular roses. It forms a bushy shrub that is quite winter hardy. It is one of the first to bloom in the Spring, and will continue blooming with attractive flowers all season.

These English roses are perfect in a cottage garden. The loosely growing pink roses are borne in abundance. The fragrance is of old rose, with hints of honey and almond blossoms.

Type Austin Shrub Rose

Hybridizer Austin 1983

Blooms large, rose/pink flowers are 4” across, with about 60 petals

Growth Habits Vigorous grower, upright, bushy 4’ by 4’

Foliage medium, medium green, matte

Fragrance Intense, fruity, myrrh

Awards Royal National Rose Societies Award of Garden Merit 2001

Hardy Zone 5-10

This one is one of the most popular and widely grown of the English roses. It is very hardy and blooms prolifically all season. I have several of them in my garden, and wouldn't be without them.

Large rose-pink blossoms have a great old-rose fragrance. It makes a nice rose for hedges, as it is in constant bloom.

The blooms open a bit loose, and grow on long arching shoots. Once blooms reach full-blown stage, they self-shed, keeping the plant tidy. For this reason, these roses a not a good choice for picking. Still, a great garden rose, that every garden should have!

A bit of History on this Rose It is named after Henry VIII of England’s flagship when it was recovered from the sea more than 400 years after it sank.

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