Rosa The Alnwick Rose - Shrub Rose

The English rose The Alnwick Rose is one of the best David Austin roses, according to its creator. It is a particularly reliable bush, with a rounded habit and healthy, dense growth with numerous, delightful medium-sized roses. They are beautiful at all stages of their blooming, with very double, soft pink cups, paler on the outer edges. Not only beautiful, they also have a lovely fragrance of old-fashioned rose with subtle notes of raspberry. This rose blooms in successive waves, from June to October. Excellent in beds or hedges, its vigour allows it to be trained as a small climber. Its flowers are very beautiful in bouquets.

If regularly pruned, this rose will form a large bush with a rounded habit, reaching an average height of 1.20m (4ft) and a width of 90cm (35in) to 1.20m (4ft). Depending on the growing conditions and how it is trained, it can reach a height of 1.50m (5ft) to 3m (10ft). Its growth is rapid and vigorous, and its sturdy stems are covered with abundant, light green foliage that is disease-resistant in good growing conditions. On this repeat-flowering rose, the pretty small, intense pink and rounded buds, open very gradually to form a deep, round and very full flower, composed of numerous petals. The bloom opens slowly, becoming wide and low. The petals in the centre are slightly incurved towards the heart of the flower. They are 9cm (4in) wide and upright. Their fragrance of old-fashioned rose is more noticeable in warm weather.

The Alnwick Rose, with the typical charm of English roses, is perfect for romantic spots in the garden, alongside annual delphiniums or irises for example. It will also bring a floral touch to perennial beds, and will thrive in a large shrub border or even in a flowering hedge. Roses pair perfectly with catmints, bellflowers, paniculate gypsophila, and herbaceous or climbing clematis. You can also use it to charmingly adorn the base of a small tree.

Created by David Austin in 2001.