Rosa 'Strawberry Hill' - Climbing Rose

The English Rose 'Strawberry Hill' received the honour award at the perfume competition of the city of Nantes in 2007, and the national agricultural botanical institute in the United Kingdom gave another reward. It must be said that the scent of myrrh with the lemony undertones of its roses is remarkable, and it also stands out with an irresistible pink colour, close to perfection, painting its double and full flowers in well-rounded cups. They bloom from June to September on a bush with an informal habit and large shiny leaves, not very susceptible to diseases. A lush variety, forming a vigorous bush whose roses are magnificent at all flowering stages, 'Strawberry Hill' truly represents the quintessence of English roses!

'Strawberry Hill' or 'Ausrimini' is an English rose that stands out for the perfection of its 10 cm (4in) diameter flowers, gathered in loose corymbs and produced abundantly from May to June until the frosts. This vigorous variety has an upright growth, gradually bending outward at its top, to form a bush with a flexible and informal habit of 2 m (7ft) tall or even a little more. It is a healthy rose, resistant to diseases and of excellent vigour. Its foliage is relatively wide: the leaves have five to seven elliptical-ovate leaflets, and their colour is a fairly dark green, shiny on the upper side and more cottony on the reverse. Its stems are practically thornless, quite resistant and do not require staking. The fragrance of the flowers is intense, with notes of myrrh and honey with a touch of lemon, and their colour is a pure and fresh pink of medium intensity, fading a little on the outside of the corolla.

The English rose Strawberry Hill® evokes the luxuriance and splendour of a bygone era, like the magnificent residence it is named after, built in a Gothic style in Twickenham. It also encourages dreaming and contemplation, as if it were bringing the garden into a fairy-tale and perfumed world. Like other English roses, it can be paired with a mass planting of flowering shrubs, perennials, or light-flowering annuals. It is a reliable value in the garden that can, according to your desire, integrate into a small hedge, reign over the short grass meadow of a small garden, or even in a very large pot on the terrace. Its roses last a long time, both on the bush and in a vase, in a dazzling pink. 

Obtained by David Austin in 2006.