The Countryman by David Austin Roses

by Caroline
(UK)

I grow The Countryman by David Austin Roses, in a large container to brighten up the front of my house. It's pretty hardy as we have long damp, cold winters up here and it survives! I love the shape of the blooms and the not-too-bright pink colour, plus it carries a lot of flowers.

Type English Shrub Rose


Hybridizer Austin 1987


Blooms Deep pink flowers, up to 4"across, have narrow, quilled petals, with a paler outer edge.


Growth Habits Vigorous grower, that can reach 3’ by 3 ½’


Foliage medium green, matte


Fragrance old rose fragrance with a hint of strawberry


Hardy Zone 4-9




This shrub rose by David Austin (1987) is a hardy bush that is good for borders and many other landscape uses. Caroline has her favorite rose planted in a large container.
Learn more aboutContainer Gardening here These rose types (English Roses), have beautiful old-fashioned blooms that make a very attractive bush.
The medium pink blooms grow 4 inches across. They are peony-like when young, heavy petaled and rosette shaped, in a warm shade of pink. They carry an intense strawberry rose scent.
Foliage is a soft green, with small hooked pale prickles.(thorns)

You will usually get two distince flushes of bloom (Summer) and (Fall), but blooming continues intermittenly if plants are kept dead-headed.

This is a very vigorous growing rose, that is particularly healthy.


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