David Austin Rose The Ancient Mariner

An impressive English shrub rose bred by David Austin and introduced in 2015, named for Samuel Taylor Coleridge's epic poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner. Bears masses of large, many-petalled blooms (40+ petals) on a bushy, quite upright shrub, glowing mid pink at the centre and paling gracefully towards the edges, eventually revealing a charming cluster of golden stamens as the flower matures. Carries a medium-strong, warm myrrh fragrance typical of many of the best English roses. Foliage is medium-sized and light green. A reliable repeat bloomer, flowering in flushes from late spring right through the growing season. Versatile in the garden — equally at home in a mixed border, as a rose hedge, in a pot, or in a shadier spot. Reaches around 125cm in both height and spread.

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