Rose Varieties

	Adrenalin
	A beautiful rich velvet red rose that maintains its magnificent form whilst opening ever so slowly, with long thornless stems and deep green foliage, together with tremendous holding ability making it an ideal rose for florists and the consumer. The Adrenalin rose is a florist favourite.

	Altissimo
	Long-lasting, single flowers of nice symmetrical outline and about five inches across; blood-red shaded with crimson, with golden-yellow stamens. Good repeat flowering. May be grown as a shrub. 8 ft. (Delbard-Chabert 1966).

Benjamin Britten

Here is a variety of unusual colouring for an English Rose - strong salmon-pink that changes with age to a particularly strong shade of pure pink. Deeply cupped flowers gradually develop into an open, slightly cupped rosette. Benjamin Britten is a useful rose to provide a highlight among the softer shades of most English Roses. It is of medium height; vigorous, with dense growth and excellent foliage. Ideal for the border or may be grown in a large pot or container. The fragrance is intensely fruity, with aspects of wine and pear drops. Named to commemorate the life and work of the famous English composer, conductor and performer. Benefits from summer pruning.

Darcey

Darcey, gradually opens to reveal all the many petals hidden within the bud. The rose continues to open out fully until a beautiful cluster of golden stamens can be seen in the heart of the rose. The colour of this intriguing rose is also transformed as it ages. Darcey is brightest crimson in the bud, opening to a raspberry red colour, and then finally developing rich purple tones as the bloom ages. Darcey has a very light fruity tea scent.

Darcey Bussell

Good red roses are never easy to breed, so we are particularly pleased to introduce Darcey Bussell as we believe it is one of the best and most healthy red roses we have bred to date. Its beautiful flowers are produced freely and with excellent continuity. When young, their outer petals form a perfect ring around an inner cup; gradually opening out to form a perfect rosette. The colour is a deep rich crimson that takes on a tinge of mauve just before the petals drop. It has a pleasing, fruity fragrance with hints of green. This rose, with its short, bushy growth, is an excellent shrub for the front of the border or for planting in formal rose beds. It will make an excellent plant for a large pot. It is our first fully double crimson to be released since the best selling William Shakespeare 2000 and is perfect for gardeners who would prefer a more compact shrub. Darcey Bussell is the highly acclaimed ballerina. She was appointed principal at the Royal Ballet at the age of 20 and has danced in the title role of many ballets around the world. She has been honoured with many awards including the OBE in 1995.

Darcey Bussell - Own Root

Darcey Bussell Hedging

Good red roses are never easy to breed, so we are particularly pleased to introduce ‘Darcey Bussell’ as we believe it is one of the best and most healthy red roses we have bred to date. Its beautiful flowers are produced freely and with excellent continuity. When young, their outer petals form a perfect ring around an inner cup; gradually opening out to form a perfect rosette. The color is a deep rich crimson that takes on a tinge of mauve just before the petals drop. It has a pleasing, fruity fragrance with hints of green notes. This rose, with its short, bushy growth forms an excellent hedge. It is our first fully double crimson to be released since the best selling William Shakespeare 2000 and is perfect for gardeners who would prefer a more compact shrub. Darcey Bussell is the highly acclaimed ballerina. She was appointed principal at the Royal Ballet at the age of 20 and has danced in the title role of many ballets around the world. She has been honored with many awards including the OBE in 1995.

	Don Juan
	Category Climbing and Rambler Roses

	Double Knock Out
	This rose is much like the original ‘Knock Out’, but with a higher petal count (approx 30-35 petals). The flowers are a very similar shade of glowing cherry red, the disease resistance is just as good. Perhaps even a bit hardier in the winter.

Falstaff

Falstaff bears large crimson flowers with a shallow, cupped shape. They are of exquisite form and quality, packed with numerous petals which interfold at the centre. This helps to create a lovely, glowing effect within an enclosed saucer of outer petals. The blooms are a rich, dark crimson colouring at first, eventually turning to a wonderful shade of rich purple. There is a powerful Old Rose fragrance. The growth is strong, bushy and rather upright, with the flowers nodding nicely on the stem. The foliage is quite large and rather modern in character. This variety is named for the well-loved Shakespearean character, who was the faithful companion of Prince Henry. If you want to grow this roses as a shrub it may benefit from summer pruning.

	Imperial
	Everything about this rose is majestic. From its extra large mid red buds that open into a magnificent full petalled bloom, its thick strong straight thornless stems. This variety is destined to conquer many a heart.

L D Braithwaite

This rose has the brightest crimson coloring of all the English Roses; standing out when viewed from across the garden. It is related to Mary Rose and has many of that rose's good garden qualities. The blooms open wide and are slightly cupped. They are produced freely and flower with remarkable continuity. It forms a medium-sized, bushy shrub which looks particularly beautiful when grown in a mixed border. There is little scent until the flower ages, when it develops a charming Old Rose fragrance. Named for David C. H. Austin’s father-in-law, Leonard Braithwaite.

	Merlot
	A rich deep red bud that remains uniform as it opens on smooth thornless stems with large attractive dark green foliage.

	Mister Lincoln
	Category Bush Roses

Munstead Wood

New deep crimson roses are always a welcome addition to our collection. The flowers of this variety are in fact light crimson in the bud but, as the centre gradually reveals itself, it becomes a very deep velvety crimson while the outer petals remain rather lighter in colour. They are of large size and cupped at first, becoming shallowly cupped with time. As the flower ages we get glimpses of the stigma and stamens amongst the petals. The growth is quite bushy, forming a broad shrub with good disease-resistance. The leaves are mid-green; the younger leaves being red-bronze to form a nice contrast. There is a strong Old Rose fragrance with a fruity note. Our fragrance expert, Robert Calkin, assesses this as ‘warm and fruity with blackberry, blueberry and damson’. Munstead Wood was Gertrude Jekyll’s own garden in Surrey where she worked on her many gardening books.

Munstead Wood - Own Root

	Noble Antony
	This is a short, bushy rose with dark foliage and flowers of a pleasing shade of deep magenta-crimson. These are full-petalled and the outer petals turn back to make a perfectly formalized, deeply domed flower: an attractive and unusual shape. An ideal rose for smaller gardens and for the front of the border. Reliable and disease resistant. There is a beautiful rich Old Rose fragrance.

	R. Officinalis
	An excellent shrub by any standards and very useful in the garden. Large, semi-double, light crimson flowers, opening wide with a bunch of golden stamens. Very free flowering, forming a mass of colour. A rose of great antiquity.

	Red Eden
	(syn. Eric Tabarly) An excellent new red climber with large flowers very much in the style of the Old Roses. It repeat flowers very well, is very healthy and has a good fragrance. 7ft.

	Red Head
	A large rounded bud of a bright red colour that opens into a warm well formed flower.