New for 2023 - Introducing Penelope Lively®
After 12 years of meticulous breeding, this year’s RHS Hampton Court flower show sees family-owned British brand David Austin reveal the latest addition to their English rose literary collection.
Named after Penelope Lively, British writer and winner of the Booker Prize and the Carnegie Medal the show stopping new rose is the perfect addition to any outdoor space.
Expect berry-red buds that bloom into a classic and elegant rose with mid-pink, cupped blooms in poised and open sprays. Penelope Lively®’s flowers are medium sized with varying shades of pink petals that fade to a lavender hue over time. Complementing her elegant colour palette, Penelope Lively® carries a classic rose fragrance with twists of raspberry, lemon, and a whisper of myrrh. A medium-strong level of scent, it is the embodiment of summertime.
BEHIND THE NAMEOur Penelope Lively® shrub rose is named after British author and winner of the Booker Prize and Carnegie Medal, who’s writing spans novels and short stories enjoyed by adults and children alike.
Penelope is a self-confessed gardening addict and, in her memoir, ‘Life in the garden’ she writes: “The two central activities in my life – alongside writing – have been reading and gardening.”
Penelope Lively® (Ausb18a15)English shrub roseVIEW MORE
BEST FOR HEALTH • BEST FOR FRAGRANCE • BEST FOR FLOWERING
Colour: Mid pink
Bloom size: Medium
Flowering: Repeat flowering
Size: 3.5ft (110cm) x 4ft (125cm)
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