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Old Rose
One of the best red Hybrid Perpetuals with full, rounded, fragrant flowers. It repeat flowers quite well in the autumn. Strong, upright growth.
- Colour: Bright red
- Flowering: Repeat Flowering
- Fragrance: Medium,Old Rose/fruity
- Bloom Size: Medium
- Family: Old Rose
- Size: Medium Shrub
- Height: 4ft (125cm)
- Width: 2ft (60cm)
- Breeder: Paul
- Year of Introduction: 1868
- Borders
- East, South, West Facing
- Full Sunlight
- All soil types
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Old Rose
The brightest, light crimson blooms of all the English Roses. The petals are loosely arranged to form beautiful, large, slightly cupped blooms that open wide and flat. It forms a bushy, rather spreading shrub. David Austin, 1988.
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Description
One of the best red Hybrid Perpetuals with full, rounded, fragrant flowers. It repeat flowers quite well in the autumn. Strong, upright growth.
Characteristics
- Colour: Bright red
BLOOM COLOURColour may vary depending on growing conditions. Colour fade is a characteristic of some varieties.
- Flowering: Repeat Flowering
REPEAT or ONCE FLOWERING?REPEAT FLOWERING roses flower in flushes from late spring through to early winter. ONCE FLOWERING roses only produce a single flush of blooms lasting 3 to 4 weeks in mid summer
- Fragrance: Medium,Old Rose/fruity
- Bloom Size: Medium
BLOOM SIZE GUIDEBloom size varies over the life cycle of each bloom. Measurements refer to the average diameter of a bloom at its prime. LARGE BLOOM: 3.5-5" MEDIUM BLOOM: 2-3.5" SMALL BLOOM 1-2"
- Family: Old Rose
- Size: Medium Shrub
SIZE GUIDEAll measurements are approximate 'height x width' and refer to a 3 year old established rose, pruned once annually, measured during the first flush of flowers in June.
- Height: 4ft (125cm)
- Width: 2ft (60cm)
- Breeder: Paul
- Year of Introduction: 1868
Location
Borders
BordersGrowing conditions
East, South, West Facing
Full Sunlight
All soil types
East, South, West Facing
Full Sunlight
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