Mrs. Anthony Waterer - Discontinued
Mrs. Anthony Waterer
Rugosa Rose
A dense, shapely and leafy shrub, heavily laden with full crimson, richly fragrant blooms of pleasing formation. Flowers in early summer, followed by only occasional blooms later on. Will need spraying to keep it healthy. Waterer, 1898.
- Colour: Full Crimson
- Flowering: Repeat Flowering
- Fragrance: Strong,Old Rose
- Bloom Size: Medium
- Family: Rugosa Rose
- Size: Very Large Shrub
- Height: 5ft (150cm)
- Width: 5ft (150cm)
- Breeder: Waterer
- Year of Introduction: 1858
- Borders
- Rose Hedges
- East, South, West Facing
- Full Sunlight
- All soil types
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L. D. Braithwaite®
Rugosa 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
A dense, shapely and leafy shrub, heavily laden with full crimson, richly fragrant blooms of pleasing formation. Flowers in early summer, followed by only occasional blooms later on. Will need spraying to keep it healthy. Waterer, 1898.
Characteristics
- Colour: Full Crimson
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,Old Rose
- 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: Rugosa Rose
- Size: Very Large 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: 5ft (150cm)
- Width: 5ft (150cm)
- Breeder: Waterer
- Year of Introduction: 1858
Location
Borders
Rose Hedges
Borders
Rose HedgesGrowing conditions
East, South, West Facing
Full Sunlight
All soil types
East, South, West Facing
Full Sunlight
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