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David Austin Roses
The English Rose… Perfected.
David Austin set out to combine the beautiful flower forms and fragrances of old roses with the wider color range and repeat-flowering of modern roses. His English Roses are not like other roses. They quickly form magnificent shrubs and climbers which make a great impact in the garden. As a group, they are versatile, reliable, and healthy, with a vigor which contrasts with the delicate charm and beauty of their many petalled, scented blooms.
All of our 3-gallon shrub roses listed below are $44.95.
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Carding Mill® (Auswest)
Characteristics
- Colour: Apricot-orange
- Flowering: Repeat Flowering
- Fragrance: Medium, Myrrh
- Family: English Shrub Rose
- Size: Medium Shrub (4ft tall, 3.5ft wide)
- Breeder: David Austin
- Suitable for zones: Zones 5-11
- Petal Count: 80 petals
Description
The blooms are a beautiful blend of pink, apricot and yellow, giving the overall impression of orange. They have a lovely myrrh fragrance. It forms a bushy, rounded shrub with quite straight stems.
Charlotte™ (Auspoly)
General Info
- Colour: Soft yellow
- Flowering: Repeat Flowering
- Fragrance: Light-medium, Tea
- Bloom Size: Medium
- Family: English Shrub Rose
- Size: Medium Shrub (4ft tall, 3ft wide)
- Breeder: David Austin
- Year of Introduction: 1993
- Suitable for zones: Zones 5-11
- Petal Count: 100 petals
Description
Bears exquisite yellow flowers. These start off beautifully cupped, later opening out to form rosettes. Each bloom is packed with numerous small petals, arranged around a classic button eye. It has excellent green foliage and a compact, bushy habit with even, upright growth.
Crocus™ (Ausquest) Rose
General Info
- Colour: Creamy white
- Flowering: Repeat Flowering
- Fragrance: Light, Tea
- Family: English Shrub Rose
- Size: Medium Shrub 4ft 4ft
- Breeder: David Austin
- Year of Introduction: 2000
- Suitable for zones: Zones 5-11
- Petal Count: 110 petals
Description
A very free-flowering rose, bearing large rosettes of a palest apricot, paling to cream on the outer petals. The blooms are held in large clusters, elegantly poised on slightly arching stems. It forms a bushy, well-rounded shrub.
Darcey Bussell™ (Ausdecorum)
General Info
- Colour: Crimson-pink
- Flowering: Repeat Flowering
- Fragrance: Light-medium, Fruity
- Bloom Size: Medium
- Family: English Shrub Rose
- Size: Medium Shrub (4ft tall, 4ft wide)
- Breeder: David Austin
- Year of Introduction: 2006
- Suitable for zones: Zones 5-11
- Petal Count: 70 petals
Description
When young, the outer petals of each bloom form a perfect ring around an inner cup, gradually opening out to form a perfect, medium-large rosette. The color is a deep, rich crimson-pink, taking on a tinge of mauve just before the petals drop. There is a light-medium fruity scent. It forms a compact shrub with attractive bushy growth.
Desdemona (Auskindling)
General Info
- Colour: White
- Flowering: Repeat Flowering
- Fragrance: Strong, Old Rose
- Bloom Size: Medium
- Family: English Shrub Rose
- Size: Medium Shrub (4ft tall, 3ft wide)
- Breeder: David Austin
- Year of Introduction: 2015
- Suitable for zones: Zones 5-11
- Petal Count: 52 petals
Description:
Peachy pink buds open to beautiful, white, chalice-shaped blooms, with a pinkish hue. The incurved petals create an arresting interplay of light and shadow. The strong Old Rose fragrance has hints of almond blossom, cucumber and lemon zest. It forms a most attractive neat, rounded, bushy shrub.
Golden Celebration® (Ausgold)
General Info
- Colour: Rich yellow
- Flowering: Repeat Flowering
- Fragrance: Strong, Tea
- Bloom Size: Large
- Family: English Shrub Rose
- Size: Large Shrub (4.5ft tall, 4.5ft wide)
- Breeder: David Austin
- Year of Introduction: 1992
- Suitable for zones: Zones 5-11
- Petal Count: 75 petals
Description
One of the largest-flowered English Roses, bearing rich yellow blooms in the form of giant cups. They have a strong Tea fragrance, developing wonderfully combined notes of Sauternes wine and strawberry. It forms a rounded shrub, with ample foliage – the flowers held beautifully poised on long, arching branches.
Graham Thomas™ (Ausmas)
General Info
- Colour: Rich shade of yellow
- Flowering: Repeat Flowering
- Fragrance: Light, Tea
- Bloom Size: Large
- Family: English Climbing Rose
- Size: Medium Climber (12ft)
- Breeder: David Austin
- Year of Introduction: 1983
- Suitable for zones: Zones 5-8
- Petal Count: 45 petals
Description
With its vigorous, upright growth, it makes a very good climber, both in beauty and performance. It bears medium-sized, cupped blooms of an unusually rich, pure shade of yellow. They have a light Tea fragrance.
Imogen™ (Austritch)
General Info
- Colour: Pale yellow
- Flowering: Repeat Flowering
- Fragrance: Light-medium, Fruity
- Bloom Size: Medium
- Family: English Shrub Rose
- Size: Large Shrub (5ft tall, 3ft wide)
- Breeder: David Austin
- Year of Introduction: 2016
- Suitable for zones: Zones 5-11
- Petal Count: 65
Description
Bears pretty, lightly scented, pale yellow blooms, fading almost to cream. The many delicately frilled petals are arranged around a button eye. It forms a sturdy, quite upright shrub with glossy foliage.
Olivia Rose Austin™ (Ausmixture)
General Info
- Colour: Mid pink
- Flowering: Repeat Flowering
- Fragrance: Light-medium, Fruity
- Bloom Size: Large
- Family: English Shrub Rose
- Size: Medium Shrub (4.5ft tall, 3.5ft wide)
- Breeder: David Austin
- Year of Introduction: 2014
- Suitable for zones: Zones 4-11
- Petal Count: 90 petals
Description
Bears beautiful, cupped, mid pink rosettes, with a delicate fruity fragrance. It commences flowering exceptionally early in the season and flowers in flushes until well into the fall. It forms a very healthy, well-balanced shrub with dark green foliage, which shows off the flowers to the very best effect.
Princess Anne™ (Auskitchen)
General Info
- Colour: Rich pink
- Flowering: Repeat Flowering
- Fragrance: Medium, Tea
- Bloom Size: Large
- Family: English Shrub Rose
- Size: Large Shrub (4ft tall, 4.5ft wide)
- Breeder: David Austin
- Year of Introduction: 2010
- Suitable for zones: Zones 4-11
- Petal Count: 85 petals
Description
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.
Roald Dahl™ (Ausowlish)
General Info
- Colour: Apricot
- Flowering: Repeat Flowering
- Fragrance: Medium, Tea
- Bloom Size: Medium
- Family: English Shrub Rose
- Size: Medium Shrub (4ft tall, 4ft wide)
- Breeder: David Austin
- Year of Introduction: 2016
- Suitable for zones: Zones 5-11
- Petal Count: 55
Description
Soft orange-red buds open to medium-sized, cupped rosettes of perfect apricot coloring. They are extremely robust and have a lovely fruity Tea scent. Very healthy; it matures into an attractive, rounded, bushy shrub with few thorns.
Teasing Georgia (Ausbaker)
General Info
- Colour: Deep yellow
- Flowering: Repeat Flowering
- Fragrance: Medium,
- Bloom Size: Large
- Family: English Climbing Rose
- Size: Medium Climber (12ft)
- Breeder: David Austin
- Year of Introduction: 1998
- Suitable for zones: Zones 5-10
- Petal Count: 110 petals
Description
A particularly free-flowering climber, producing impressive displays of blooms into fall. The refined rosette flowers are rich yellow at the center, fading to palest yellow on the edges.
Tess of the D’urbervilles™ (Ausmove)
General Info
- Colour: Crimson-red
- Flowering: Repeat Flowering
- Fragrance: Medium, Old Rose
- Bloom Size: Large
- Family: English Climbing Rose
- Size: Short Climber (8ft)
- Breeder: David Austin
- Year of Introduction: 1998
- Suitable for zones: Zones 4-11
- Petal Count: 110 petals
Description
A striking climber bearing large, deeply cupped, bright crimson-red blooms, with a pleasing Old Rose fragrance. It is a relatively compact climber clothed in large, dark green leaves.
The Ancient Mariner™ (Ausoutcry)
General Info
- Colour: Mid pink
- Flowering: Repeat Flowering
- Fragrance: Medium-strong, Myrrh
- Bloom Size: Large
- Family: English Shrub Rose
- Size: Medium Shrub (4ft tall, 4ft wide)
- Breeder: David Austin
- Year of Introduction: 2015
- Suitable for zones: Zones 4-11
- Petal Count: 160 petals
Description
An impressive variety, bearing masses of large, many petalled blooms on a bushy, quite upright shrub. The blooms are a lovely glowing mid pink at the center, paling towards the edges. Over time, they each reveal a cluster of golden stamens. There is a strong myrrh fragrance.
The Lady Gardner™ (Ausbrass)
General Info
- Colour: Apricot
- Flowering: Repeat Flowering
- Fragrance: Medium, Tea
- Bloom Size: Large
- Family: English Shrub Rose
- Size: Large Shrub (4.5ft tall, 4ft wide)
- Breeder: David Austin
- Year of Introduction: 2013
- Suitable for zones: Zones 5-11
- Petal Count: 65 petals
Description
Bears large, quartered rosettes, each about 4” across, packed with loosely arranged petals. They are a beautiful shade of pure apricot, paling towards the edges. There is a lovely Tea fragrance, with hints of cedar wood and vanilla.
The Poet’s Wife (Auswhirl)
General Info
- Colour: Rich yellow
- Flowering: Repeat Flowering
- Fragrance: Strong, Fruity
- Bloom Size: Large
- Family: English Shrub Rose
- Size: Medium Shrub (4ft tall, 4ft wide)
- Breeder: David Austin
- Year of Introduction: 2014
- Suitable for zones: Zones 4-11
- Petal Count: 77 petals
Description
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. There is a strong, wonderfully rich fragrance with a hint of lemon, which becomes sweeter and stronger with age. It forms a bushy, nicely rounded shrub with arching branches and rather shiny foliage.
Tranquillity™ (Ausnoble)
General Info
- Colour: White
- Flowering: Repeat Flowering
- Fragrance: Light, Fruity
- Bloom Size: Large
- Family: English Shrub Rose
- Size: Medium Shrub (4ft tall, 4ft wide)
- Breeder: David Austin
- Year of Introduction: 2012
- Suitable for zones: Zones 5-11
- Petal Count: 110 petals
Description
Beautifully rounded flowers, with neatly placed petals making up perfect rosettes. The buds are lightly tinged with yellow but as the flowers open they become pure white. A vigorous shrub; its growth is bushy and upright, clothed in light green foliage, curving outwards in a most attractive manner. With its pure white flowers, this rose lives up to its name.
Wisley 2008™ (Ausbreeze)
General Info
- Colour: Light pink
- Flowering: Repeat Flowering
- Fragrance: Light, Fruity
- Bloom Size: Medium
- Family: English Shrub Rose
- Size: Large Shrub (4.5ft tall, 4.5ft wide)
- Breeder: David Austin
- Year of Introduction: 2008
- Suitable for zones: Zones 5-11
- Petal Count: 95 petals
Description
The perfect rosette flowers are shallowly cupped, about 3” across, and are a very pure light pink. The outer petals pale prettily towards the edges. The growth is elegantly arching, producing its flowers along the stems and building up into a fine, vigorous shrub.
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