ROSE AUSTIN GERTRUDE JEKYLL

Latin Name: Rosa 'Ausboard' Gertrude Jekyll

Description: An English Shrub Rose bred by David Austin. Deep red buds open to beautifully structured, upward facing rosettes. The bright-pink colour varies in shades between the petals, enhancing the texture and depth of the petal clusters. One of the first English Roses of the season to bloom in the spring.

Petal Count: 50+ per bloom

Zone: 4-8
Height: 100-110cm
Spread: 80-90cm
Shape: Mounding, upright
Sun or Shade: Sun
Foliage: Deep green
Flower type: Double petaled blooms, bright pink, early-May flowering, repeat flowering

Photo by J.C. Bakker