English Roses

Roses Bred by Austin

David Austin set out in 1959 to reclaim the charm of old roses: their shrubby growth, strong fragrance, old rose form, and disease resistance. It was not until about 1984 when he introduced Graham Thomas, Heritage, Abraham Darby, and a handful of other good roses that the general public began seeing things his way. Since then there has been a groundswell of interest in roses with precisely the qualities Austin prizes in his roses.

I have grown Graham Thomas and cannot imagine growing roses without it in my garden. I grow Eglantyne which is as disease free as Austin claims but somehow seems too stiffly upright for my taste. Sophy's rose is the only rose in my own garden to reliably bloom once in spring and then again in fall. That would be great except I'm not certain I like the color. It's a crimson that blues very quickly. Mary Webb produces lovely pale primrose roses on a disease free plant, but it is the very opposite of rampant. With five hours of sunlight a day it produces a single lovely primrose flower each year. Tamora is a little slow going also, but very lovely when a bush produces its annual blossom. Abe Darby, once established , can get really big, but it is shy with its blossoms. My favorite smell of all the roses in the world is that of Ambridge Rose, which can be tricky to establish, but quite durable once established. If I ever garden in good soil, it will be the first rose I plant. Graham Thomas and Golden Celebration are plagued to varying degrees by disease.

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Cultivar	Class	Color	Fragrance	Breeder	Hardiness
Abraham Darby	English Rose	Pale Apricot	Strong	Austin	Zone 4
Ambridge Rose	English Rose	Shell Pink	Strong	Austin	Zone 5
Belle Story	English Rose	Shell Pink	Moderate	Austin	Zone 4
Benjamin Britten	English Rose	Vermilion	Strong	Austin
Bibi Maizoon	English Rose	Candy Pink	Strong	Austin	Zone 4
Blythe Spirit	English Rose	Yellow		Austin	Zone 4
Bow Bells	English Rose	Candy Pink	Strong	Austin	Zone 5
Bredon	English Rose	Buff	Moderate	Austin	Zone 4
Brother Cadfael	English Rose	Candy Pink	Strong	Austin	Zone 4
Canterbury	English Rose	Candy Pink	Slight	Austin	Zone 5
Carding Mill	English Rose	Shell Pink	Strong	Austin	Zone 5
Charles Austin	English Rose	Apricot	Moderate	Austin	Zone 4
Charles Darwin	English Rose	Yellow		Austin	Zone 5
Charles Rennie Mackintosh	English Rose	Lilac	Strong	Austin	Zone 4
Charlotte	English Rose	Primrose	Strong	Austin	Zone 5
Chaucer	English Rose	Pale Pink	Powerful	Austin	Zone 4
Claire Rose	English Rose	Pale Pink	Moderate	Austin	Zone 4
Constance Spry	English Rose	Pink	Strong	Austin	Zone 5
Cressida	English Rose	Buff	Strong	Austin	Zone 5
Dapple Dawn	Modern Shrub	Pink	None	Austin	Zone 5
Dove	English Roses	White	Strong	Austin	Zone 5
Eglantyne	English Rose	Pale Pink	Moderate	Austin	Zone 5
Ellen	English Rose	Apricot	Strong	Austin	Zone 5
Emily	English Rose	Pale Pink	Powerful	Austin	Zone 5
Emmanuelle	English Rose	Shell Pink	Strong	Austin
English Garden	English Rose	Buff	Strong	Austin	Zone 5
Evelyn	English Rose	Pale Apricot	Powerful	Austin	Zone 5
Fair Bianca	English Rose	White	Strong	Austin	Zone 5
Fisherman's Friend	English Rose	Crimson	Moderate	Austin	Zone 4
Gertrude Jekyll	English Rose	Pink	Powerful	Austin	Zone 4

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