7 David Austin English roses with red flowers
Our selection of red English roses for a romantic garden or balcony
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Known for their romantic beauty and fragrance, English roses created by rose breeder David Austin are even more glamorous when they display red hues. Discover our selection of David Austin English roses with red flowers to add a touch of elegance and sophistication to your garden or balcony.
The 'Munstead Wood' rose, a must-have
With its intensely purple and highly fragrant flowers, the ‘Munstead Wood’ rose is one of the essential David Austin English roses in any garden. The double roses have a very attractive velvety appearance and offer a powerful fragrance, with pleasant fruity notes of blueberries, plums, and blackberries. The numerous petals form lovely rosettes measuring 9 cm in diameter. It is a repeat flowering and floriferous rose, producing blooms from June to October.
The ‘Munstead Wood’ rose reaches a height of 90 cm at ripeness and a width of 75 cm. It is ideal for flowering and scenting borders or garden beds, alongside other English roses like ‘Gertrude Jekyll’ or modern roses with turbinate flowers to create a lovely contrast.
‘Munstead Wood’ rose
The rose 'Darcey Bussel', a beautiful crimson red
The rose ‘Darcey Bussel’ displays a beautiful crimson red that we adore. Floriferous from June to October, it showcases round, very double roses measuring 7 to 8 cm against a bluish-green foliage. The velvety, deep red tones are beautifully highlighted by the rosette arrangement of the petals. The red colour of the flowers withstands rain well and darkens as the roses fade, turning bluish-purple. The flowers emit a unique fragrance, reminiscent of both fruit and herb.
With its bushy habit, reaching 1 m in height and 70 cm in spread, the rose ‘Darcey Bussel’ is perfect for planting at the front of a border or in a pot on a terrace. It also boasts great resistance to diseases, making it a top choice for the garden. For a stunning effect, you can pair it with airy plants like astilbes, gauras, or gypsophilas.
Rose ‘Darcey Bussel’
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The 'Braithwaite' rose, a scent of old roses
The rose ‘Braithwaite’ is also a variety of crimson red roses that bloom from June to October. Grouped into lovely bouquets, these are large flowers measuring 9 cm in diameter. They are very full, opening in a cup shape against medium green foliage, which highlights them beautifully. The flowers exude a scent of old rose.
The rose ‘Braithwaite’ takes the form of a dense bush measuring 80 cm by 80 cm. It catches the eye whether planted in the foreground of a border or standing alone in a pot.
Rose ‘LD Braithwaite’ (photo Graeme Scott)
The rose 'Thomas à Becket', a wild and natural air
The ‘Thomas à Becket’ rose stands out with its very natural and free habit, giving it a wild appearance, as well as its light red colour turning to carmine. It blooms from June to September, producing very double rose bouquets, opening in a cup shape. Of medium size, the flowers measure 7 cm and are highly fragrant, emitting pleasant scents of old rose with a citrusy hint. The bush reaches a height of 1.25 m with a spread of 1 m. The best way to showcase it is to avoid pruning and let it express itself freely. Its natural and flexible habit deserves a place in a border or hedge to add a touch of wild elegance. Moreover, it is a rose that shows good resistance to diseases.
‘Thomas à Becket’ rose
The rose 'William Shakespeare 2000', intense fragrance and velvety red
The rose ‘William Shakespeare 2000’ has everything to charm. It produces large flowers in a velvety crimson red that turns to purple as they bloom. The flowers measure 12 cm and form delightful petal quarters. They flourish on dark green, satiny foliage with a cottony underside. In addition to their beauty, they are also highly fragrant, exuding powerful and sweet notes of old rose. This is a resilient and floriferous rosebush, producing blooms from June to October.
It offers a bushy silhouette of 1.25 m high and 80 cm wide, which integrates well into a border or can be placed in a pot.
Rose ‘William Shakespeare 2000’
The 'Austin Falstaff' rose, a fragrant climbing rose
The rose ‘Austin Falstaff’ produces a multitude of crimson flowers from May to October. Over time, the red tones take on purplish and violet hues. The flowers are grouped in a bouquet or grow solitary on a stem. They measure 9 cm in diameter and are rich in petals, opening like deep cups. An intense fragrance of old rose mingled with oriental notes emanates from them. The ‘Austin Falstaff’ rose forms an upright bush with a height and width of 1.25 m. In a warm climate, it can also be trained as a climbing rose, reaching up to 3 metres. Its only weakness is its sensitivity to moisture, which can lead to black spot disease on the foliage. Best reserved for sunny and not overly humid regions!
Rose ‘Thomas à Becket’ (photo Salicyna – Wikimedia)
The rose 'Benjamin Britten', an original colour
The rose ‘Benjamin Britten’ is unique for its original flower colour. Initially a pink tinged with salmon, they later transform into a deep pink close to red. The flowers bloom from June to October against a backdrop of light green foliage. They open in a deep cup shape of 10 cm, adorned with numerous petals forming rosettes. A powerful fragrance of fruit, with notes of pear and wine, emanates from its flowers.
This vigorous bush grows in the form of a bush that can reach 1.25 m in height and 1 m in width. Planted in a border or in a pot, it pairs well with salvias, nepeta, or grasses, which add a sense of lightness.
Rose ‘Benjamin Britten’ (photo Salicyna – Wikimedia)
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