Silas Marner Rose
Height 3’4′
Old Rose Fragrance
Height: 4′
Fragrant: Fruity
Disease Resistant
Height: 3′
Fragrant: Tea Rose
Disease Resistant
“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.” David Austin
Height: 4′
Fragrant: Tea & Lemon Honey
Disease Resistant
“Pink-tinged buds open to medium-sized cups held in large clusters. Pale yellow, paling to white at the edges; each has a rich yellow eye. The fragrance is similar to green tea with aspects of lemon and honey. It forms a bushy, upright shrub. Named for the artist, designer and founder member of the Bloomsbury Group – sister of the writer, Virginia Woolf.” David Austin
Height: 4′
Fragrant: Old Rose
Disease Resistant
“Bears flowers of the most perfect formation – shallow cups of the purest mid pink. They flower very freely from early summer until well into the fall and have a strong, pure Old Rose fragrance. It has an excellent bushy habit with upright, vigorous growth. Maturing into an attractively rounded shrub; it flowers almost to the ground. Named after the Royal Horticultural Society’s garden in Yorkshire, to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the society’s formation.” David Austin
Height: 5′
Fragrant: Myrrh
Disease Resistant
Height: 4′
Fragrant: Fruity Tea
Disease Resistan
“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. Named to mark the centenary of Roald Dahl’s birth, with the approval of his wife, Liccy Dahl – the colouring reminiscent of the eponymous peach in James and the Giant Peach. Sales of this rose raised £100,000 for Roald Dahl’s Marvellous Children’s Charity.” David Austin
Height: 4′
Fragrant: Strong Old Rose
Disease ResistantPeachy 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. Named after the tragic heroine of Shakespeare’s Othello.
Height: 4′
Fragrant: Fruity
Disease Resistant
“Pretty buds open to beautiful, cupped rosettes of an even, mid pink coloring. They have a light to medium 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. Named after the daughter of David Austin Junior and granddaughter of David Austin Senior.” David Austin
Height: 5′
Fragrant: Fruity Tea
Disease Resistant
“The unusually large, bright pink flowers are full-petalled and deeply cupped. In spite of their size, they are never clumsy, being held nicely poised on a well-rounded shrub. There is a strong and delicious fresh Tea fragrance, which changes to lemon, eventually taking on hints of blackcurrants. Named for Princess Alexandra – a keen gardener.” David Austin
What Is A Repeat-Flowering Rose?
.A repeat-flowering rose produces in sprays throughout the growing season
I started my current garden in North Mississippi in 2024, and during that time, I have focused on creating raised beds, filling them with soil, and creating a labyrinth of climbing structures for climbing roses, After that. I began growing roses to climb those fences and arbors, None of those roses I’ve planted so far are repeat bloomers. I am adding an Eden Rose to that group this spring, and Eden is a repeat-bloomer.
In 2025, My Focus is on adding shorter shrub roses to grow amidst perennial cottage garden plants in what I am calling my rose garden.
Because this garden will surround a sitting area I am creating now, I want these roses to be both fragrant and to bloom repeatedly. I don’t have the space in this area for shrubs that are essentially green bushes most of the year. I don’t mind that my tall climbing roses do not repeat flowering. I am growing the tall climbers to cover my sitting area and to provide shade for the sitters below.
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