It's very surprising in how much shade this rose is growing and blooming. It took a few years for it to gain its present stature and vig...Read Moreor and I almost gave it away, but the wait was really worth it. (about 1/2 day light at beginning of season, very little at end of season - too much shade for any hybrid tea or floribunda)
In a garden devoted more to roses, it might be a good idea to plant this one (like many of the non-climbing Austin roses) in a clump of 3 bushes. However, here, it bends forward toward the light about 5' over hosta 'Frances Williams' with other green and gold leaved plants in the vicinity (liriope and ivy through a yew hedge) near a blue gate in the hedge where things don't get much light and water. This grouping makes a beautiful "light at the end of the tunnel" effect.
I don't recommend planting any rose without adequate sun and water, not to mention ol' "Smother Flower" (hosta). But if you can get this one off to a good start with a well dug hole to China and tons of compost and sufficient water at least in the first couple of years, you will be well rewarded in the long run.
PS - It's thorny, which is why it has survived woodchucks, rabbits and deer (deer are now fenced out). Also, the hips are enormous, nice for vitamin C in your tea or Swedish rose hip soup (only if you don't spray toxic chemicals).
It's a single flower, but the petals are huge, like sails, and the cream, faintly blushed with yellow petals make a dramatic contrast to the deeper gold stamens in the center.
It's very surprising in how much shade this rose is growing and blooming. It took a few years for it to gain its present stature and vig...Read More
Bred in England. Won the Modern Shrub Rose three times in 2000, and 2001.
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Seed: Seedling
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