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Shrub Rose
Medium-sized, flat, rosette blooms of Old Rose character, held in branching sprays. Their colouring is a mixture of magenta, lilac-pink and mauve, and they have a strong myrrh fragrance. A reliable shrub with spreading, rather straggly growth. Kordes, 1954.
- Colour: Pale lilac pink
- Flowering: Repeat Flowering
- Fragrance: Strong,Myrrh
- Bloom Size: Medium
- Family: Shrub Rose
- Size: Medium Shrub
- Height: 4ft (125cm)
- Width: 3ft (90cm)
- Breeder: Kordes
- Year of Introduction: 1954
- Borders
- Partial Shade
- East, South, West Facing
- Full Sunlight
- All soil types
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Charles Rennie Mackintosh
Shrub Rose
The colour of this rose varies from lilac to soft lilac-pink, according to the weather conditions. The neatly cupped flowers are quite large and are well filled with petals. There is an Old Rose fragrance with aspects of lilac and almond blossom. It forms an upright shrub with bushy, thorny growth and typical Old Rose foliage. David Austin, 1988.
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Description
Medium-sized, flat, rosette blooms of Old Rose character, held in branching sprays. Their colouring is a mixture of magenta, lilac-pink and mauve, and they have a strong myrrh fragrance. A reliable shrub with spreading, rather straggly growth. Kordes, 1954.
Characteristics
- Colour: Pale lilac pink
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: Strong,Myrrh
- 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: Shrub 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: 3ft (90cm)
- Breeder: Kordes
- Year of Introduction: 1954
Location
Borders
Partial Shade
Borders
Partial ShadeGrowing conditions
East, South, West Facing
Full Sunlight
All soil types
East, South, West Facing
Full Sunlight
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Bare root roses are dormant plants and can be planted November and April.
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Aside from extreme weather, roses can be planted at any time during the year. The extreme weather conditions that we advise against planting in are when the ground is frozen, water-logged or during a drought.
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