Beautiful rose
Very healthy plants, beautiful fragrant roses, great for cutting, repeat flowers very well. Really good value for money… unfortunately early in the year the deer enjoy nibbling them too!
Fran
Somerset
This rose is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
Very healthy plants, beautiful fragrant roses, great for cutting, repeat flowers very well. Really good value for money… unfortunately early in the year the deer enjoy nibbling them too!
Fran
Somerset
Very scented blooms, and a gorgeous deep purple in cooler weather and shocking pink when warmer. Like that it is not so thorny. Also developing another flush of rosebuds now in September.
pekingduck
West Midlands
This rose is just superb, with a strong, old rose scent. The colour starts off more of a hot pink than purple, but gradually darkens as the flowers age. There are small thorns on the stems. The plant has just thrived, growing rapidly in an enormous pot, and produced an amazing second flush of flowers in July/August. It has an excellent resistance to disease and I am so pleased with it. My neighbour has a garden full of beautiful roses, most of which are by David Austin. I would go as far as to say that in my opinion, this is every bit as good as Gabriel Oak, which is building up a formidable reputation. My favourite plant of the summer!
She.
Devon
100.0
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