10 David Austin English roses with pink flowers
Our selection of the most beautiful pink English roses
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Created by David Austin in the 1960s, English roses have continued to captivate us ever since. Today, there are nearly 200 varieties. All of them are charming and romantic, and they are the result of hybridization between an old rose and a modern rose. They combine the beauty and fragrance of old roses with the advantages of modern roses, which include: the repeat flowering character ensuring a long flowering period, a wider range of colours, and ease of cultivation. Voluptuous and indulgent, David Austin’s English roses undeniably possess a remarkable charm.
Discover our selection of David Austin English roses in the pink colour range!
'Gertrude Jekyll' rose, a highly awarded rose bush
Awarded by the Royal National Rose Society, the David Austin rose ‘Gertrude Jekyll’ boasts numerous advantages! This bush, standing at 1.20 metres, can also be staked or grown as a small tree up to 2 metres, is named after the renowned landscape designer Gertrude Jekyll, creator of over 400 gardens worldwide, for good reason. It blooms earlier than other roses, from May to October, producing stunning double flowers in a fresh pink hue that exude an intense fragrance reminiscent of old roses. Before opening into rosettes, the 10 cm diameter flowers start as tightly closed, turbinate buds. Hardy, vigorous, and healthy, it has remarkable resilience. When paired with mauve or even blue flowers, such as clematis, campanula, foxgloves, or peonies, it creates striking displays that inevitably catch the eye.
Rosa David Austin ‘Gertrude Jekyll’
Rose 'Heritage', the pink with all its nuances
Attention to lovers of English romance! The David Austin rose ‘Heritage’ produces charming double cup-shaped roses rich in petals from June to October. The pink colour declinates in subtle shades on the fresh petals, from darker pastel pink at the centre to rosy white on the edges. The roses emit a delightful fruity fragrance, where one can distinguish the scent of honey, carnations, myrrh, and lemongrass. The David Austin rose ‘Heritage’ is a bush with dark green, satin foliage, growing up to 1.10 metres, suitable for borders or hedges. It can be paired with bushes, perennials, or grasses, playing with harmony or contrast of colours.
David Austin rose ‘Heritage’
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Rose 'Royal Jubilee', reminiscent of a peony
If you love voluptuous flowers, here is a variety that should please you! The David Austin rose ‘Royal Jubilee’ produces large, rounded cup-shaped roses that resemble peonies. The roses measure about 10 cm in diameter and display a very lovely dark pink colour. They are also highly fragrant, with a fruity note of blackcurrant. This rosebush is a vigorous shrub with an upright and sometimes trailing habit. It can reach a height of 1.5 metres and blooms from June to October, set against dark green foliage. Vigorous, floriferous, and disease-resistant, the Royal Jubilee rose features an elegant habit and magnificent flowers, perfect for combining with foxgloves, grasses, gaura, clematis, or ipomoeas to create a very … romantic atmosphere.
Rose ‘Royal Jubilee’
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Reaching a height of 3.25 metres at ripeness, the climbing rose ‘Mortimer Sackler’ is very appealing for creating fragrant rose arches. Its double flowers bloom from June to October in pale pink to white, after starting as dark pink buds. Highly fragrant, the flowers emit a scent of old rose with a fruity note. They perfume sunny paths and walkways where you place them on arches or trellises. With their heads drooping downwards, they bring a unique romantic air to your garden. The leaf colours range from purple-red to dark green, and, another advantage, the stems of this rose have few thorns.
David Austin Rose ‘Mortimer Sackler’
'Harlow Carr' rose, a vibrant pink full of cheerfulness
With its bright pink colour, generous rosette-shaped flowers, and scent of old roses, the David Austin rose ‘Harlow Carr’ has many assets! The bush is resilient and vigorous, resembling a rounded bush about 1.25 metres high. Its flexible stems have the unique feature of bearing roses from the bottom to the top, giving it a very lush and decorative appearance. It is repeat flowering and blooms from June to October, much to the delight of flower enthusiasts. Pair it with other roses in your garden, whether they are English, bush, or old varieties!
Rosa David Austin ‘Harlow Carr’ (photo T. Kiya)
'Scepter'd Isle' rose for its elegance
Perfect for small gardens, the David Austin Scepter’d Isle rose boasts an upright and bushy habit of 1.1 metres, with stems adorned with flat, double cup-shaped flowers made up of 40 petals in a soft pink hue. At the centre, yellow stamens flourish and a powerful scent of old rose mingles with a hint of myrrh. You can plant it at the foot of trees or in a border alongside campanula, lavender, and delphiniums. Its colour pairs well with white and mauve.
David Austin ‘Scepter’d Isle’ rose
Rose 'Desdemona', a colour conducive to dreaming
Recent novelty created in 2015, the David Austin Desdemona rose stands out for the elegance of its porcelain pink colour approaching pure white and the shape of its small cabbage-like flowers that gradually open. It is a vigorous bush that does not require staking and exhibits robust health. At ripeness, it grows up to 1.25 metres. Its foliage is a bright green that sometimes turns red. Its stems are thornless and produce lovely roses from June to October, followed by red, villous fruits. The flowers, whether on the bush or cut in a vase, have a long-lasting quality and are delicately scented with notes of myrrh. It is a rose particularly resistant to humid climates.
David Austin ‘Desdemona’ rose
Rose 'Princess Ann', a light tea rose fragrance
The David Austin rose ‘Princess Ann’ produces roses that are close to red when they first bloom, turning to bright pink later, before fading to a bluish pink. From June to October, this repeat flowering rose thrives in large clusters of double flowers measuring 6 cm in diameter. The flowers emit a light tea rose fragrance. The foliage is lush, very glossy, and medium green in colour. It is also highly resistant to diseases. The ‘Princess Ann’ rose is a bush rose, approximately 1 metre tall, ideal for flowering garden borders or hedges. It pairs well with perennials of all sizes, particularly gypsophila, light-habited grasses, and climbing plants like sweet peas.
David Austin rose ‘Princess Anne’
Rose 'The Alexandra Rose', a variegated blend of colours
The David Austin rose ‘The Alexandra Rose’ is not just any English rose! It features large single flowers measuring 6 cm in diameter, resembling dog roses. Its blooms flourish from June to October, creating a true fireworks display of colours. The roses start as a coppery pink with a golden yellow centre, then lighten to a paler pink, giving the impression of a multicoloured bush. The roses have a light musky fragrance. The bush has a free and wild habit, with bright green foliage. It can grow up to 1.35 metres tall. It adds a natural charm to the garden and can be planted in a hedge alongside other flowering bushes.
Rosa David Austin ‘The Alexandra Rose’
Climbing Rose 'James Galway', a delightful climber
The David Austin rose ‘James Galway’ is a climbing rose with bright pink flowers and rosette-shaped petals, blooming from June to October. Charming, it reaches up to 3.5 metres in height and elegantly sends its flexible, low-thorn stems skyward. The double roses are rich in petals that form quarters and have slight undulations along the edges. The flowers display gradients of pink, from the darkest at the centre to the lightest at the periphery. They emit a light scent of old rose. Quite large and flat, they measure 14 centimetres in diameter and tend to droop downwards, giving the rosebush a very romantic charm. Vigorous and healthy, the bush is easy to cultivate. It can be trained on an arch or a trellis. It pairs beautifully with white or mauve wisteria, or jasmine.
Rosa David Austin ‘James Galway’
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