English Rose results from crossings between some old roses, the modern Hybrids Teas and the Floribundas. Then they so mix the delicate charm and the perfume of the old roses with the very wide palette of colors and the continual bloom of the modern rosebushes.

  GRAHAM THOMAS   Graham Thomas Bred by David Austin 1983
One of the most widely sought-after of the English Roses. The growth is upright but bushy and very vigorous, with shiny, pale green, disease-resistant leaves. It is an excellent rose, both in beauty and performance.

  OTHELLO   Othello Bred by David Austin 1986
Massive cup-shaped flowers, filled with petals of a dusky crimson, minglled with a variety of light red shades. Its growth is tall and vigorous, with dark matte foliage and many thorns.

  MOLINEUX   Molineux Bred by David Austin 1994
An excellent rose!It flowers with exceptional freedom and continuity, has even upright growth and little or no disease. The flowers are of a rich yellow colouring. It has a characteristic Tea Rose fragrance with a musky background.

  THE PILGRIM   The Pilgrim Bred by David Austin 1991
An excellent pure yellow rose, that combines unusually strong and healthy growth with blooms of the utmost delicacy and charm. Its strong fragrance is a perfect balance between a classic Tea scent and the English Rose, myrrh fragrance.

  PERDITA   Perdita Bred by David Austin 1983
Perfect rosette-shaped flowers _ quartered at the centre and of delicate apricot-blush colour. Good disease-resistance and repeat-flowering. A rose of charm and refinement.

  WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE   William Shakespeare Bred by David Austin 2000
Without doubt, the best crimson English Rose to date. It is a truly superb variety with exquisite blooms of the richest velvety crimson, gradually changing to an equally rich purple.

Winchester Cathedral Winchester Cathedral Bred by David Austin 1988
The overall effect is excellent, with a mass of flowers held on a bushy shrub, which blooms at regular intervals throughout the season. Its flowers are white with occasionally the slightest touch of buff-pink at the center.


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