These roses combine the charm, beauty & fragrance of Old Roses with the repeat-flowering & exceptional health of the modern roses.
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Elizabeth
A majestic rose bearing clusters of large, crisp apple blossom pink rosettes, paling to the gentlest blush white. She has a strong, sweet, fresh fragrance with hints of lemon sherbet and Old Rose. Exceptionally healthy and versatile of habit, she forms a shapely and commanding shrub.
Photo courtesy of David Austin Roses
Gabriel Oak
A magnificent variety that has medium sized, many petalled rosette blooms. They are a striking shade of deep pink, the outer petals of each bloom paling slightly over time. The beauty of the blooms is enhanced by a wonderful, strong fruity fragrance. A vigorous rose; it forms a very shapely, broad, rounded shrub with mulberry purple stems and dark green foliage, giving the overall impression of richness and abundance. Disease resistant & an own root plant.
Photo courtesy of David Austin Roses
Lady of Shallot
Rich orange-red buds open to chalice-shaped blooms, filled with loosely arranged, orange petals. The surrounding outer petals are salmon-pink with beautifully contrasting golden-yellow undersides. There is a pleasant, warm Tea fragrance, with hints of spiced apple and cloves. It quickly forms a bushy shrub with slightly arching stems and mid-green leaves, which have attractive, slightly bronzed tones when young. The name is taken from one of Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s poems to commemorate him. An own root plant.
Photo courtesy of David Austin Roses
Lichfield Angel
Pale peachy pink buds gradually open to form neatly cupped, cream rosettes. Each bloom has a perfect ring of waxy petals enclosing numerous smaller petals. Eventually the petals turn back to form a large, domed flower. It forms a vigorous, rounded, almost thornless shrub, its blooms nodding attractively on the branch. Named after an 8th century limestone sculptured panel, discovered in Lichfield Cathedral. An own root plant.
Photo courtesy of David Austin Roses
Malvern Hills
A repeat-flowering rambler, bearing fully double, soft yellow blooms, which are held in medium to large clusters. There is a light to medium musky fragrance. It is very healthy with strong, slender growth, attractive polished foliage and few thorns. An own root plant.
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Princess Anne
The young flowers are deep pink, almost red, fading to pure rich pink. The rather narrow petals are unusually substantial, with a hint of yellow on their undersides. Held in large, fragrant clusters, they are produced with remarkable freedom. A particularly healthy variety; it forms a bushy, upright shrub with thick, succulent, highly polished foliage. Named for Her Royal Highness, the Princess Royal.
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Strawberry Hill
Beautiful at all stages, bearing small clusters of large, mid pink, cupped rosettes. They have a strong, delicious myrrh and heather honey fragrance. The arching branches are clothed in glossy, dark foliage. Named after the gothic revival house in Twickenham, London, built by Horace Walpole. An own root plant.
Photo courtesy of David Austin Roses
The Pilgrim
This variety has particularly beautiful blooms. The buds open to reveal many petalled cups, which gradually form large, flat rosettes. The color is a very attractive shade of soft yellow, the petals paling prettily towards the edges. The flowers have a medium strength fragrance, which is a perfect balance of Tea and myrrh. It will quickly reach some height and still produce flowers and leaves lower down the plant. Named after the pilgrims in Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. An own root plant.
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The Poet’s Wife
Bears rich yellow flowers, which pale over time. Their formation is most pleasing, having a neat outer ring of petals enclosing an informal group of petals within. Has a strong fruit fragrance, is disease resistant & an own root plant.
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Tottering-By-Gently
Its beauty is found in the simplicity of its single yellow flowers and the spectacular display they create when viewed en masse. They are held in large, open sprays on a rounded, branching shrub. Named to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Annie Tempest’s classic weekly cartoon. An own root plant.
Photo courtesy of David Austin Roses
Windemere
The blooms start as perfectly rounded buds, opening to full, cupped flowers that are rich creamy yellow at first, fading to almost pure white in the sun. They have a delicious fruity fragrance that has a definite hint of citrus. Disease resistant.
Photo courtesy of David Austin Roses
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