Rosa Olivia Rose Austin - English Shrub Rose

The English rose Olivia Rose Austin, which received numerous accolades during its presentation, is, according to its creator, one of the best varieties and one of the most resistant in his entire collection. Its large flowers are like Old Roses, beautiful at all stages of their blooming, opening in light, but very full and large cups. Their petals display a delightful soft pink hue, paler at the edges, and hide an intense fragrance with distinct fruity notes. This rose is named after the breeder's granddaughter, a testament to the attachment he has for her!

This modest-sized rose, but with particularly vigorous growth, will form a well-balanced bush, 1m (3ft) tall and 75 cm (30in) wide. Its sturdy stems are covered with glossy foliage, green with bronze and purple hues, typical of the Leander group, and disease-free. Its flowering is particularly early, and it reblooms 3 times a year, early in the season and until late autumn. On this well-blooming bush, the small bright pink buds that are beautifully incurved open very gradually to form a round and very full flower over 8 cm (3in) in size, composed of numerous petals. They have a transparent and fresh colour, a light and vivid pink, taking on lilac hues when fully open and a delicious and fruity fragrance.

As Wilhem Kordes, the famous German hybridiser, so beautifully said, 'Think that roses are part of these intangible elements that define the level of our culture. (...) Because the rose is the most perfect expression, even the symbol of a noble lady: it is tenderness, beauty, grace, elegance, sweetness, and charm all at once.' A quote that suits this beautiful rose 'Olivia Rose Austin' perfectly, which will find its place in both a romantic and natural garden, or even in a scented garden. It can be mixed with flowering bushes (buddleias, lilacs, spireas, deutzias, mock oranges, kolkwitzias), near the house or in front of a large bed. In mixed borders, it will accompany perennial plants, to which it will bring exuberance and fragrance, lightweight annuals, and even grasses, whose tufted foliage will cover its base. 

Obtained by David Austin in 2014.