Rosa 'LADY'S BLUSH' shrub rose (David Austin)

THIS VARIETY HAS BEEN RETIRED BY DAVID AUSTIN, NO LONGER IN PRODUCTION.

Lady’s Blush is a charming variety of a shrub rose with medium-sized, semi-double flowers of soft pink colour. The central group of stamens is a very important feature. These are particularly fine; a beautiful soft yellow colour with highlights of golden-yellow pollen. At the point of attachment to the stamens there is a prominent red ring which accentuates the effect. The overall impression is of freshness and grace. This is a healthy variety, perfect for all types of borders. Especially effective when grown with annuals or perennials in a mixed border. A rose of dainty, natural beauty. It will grow into an attractive rounded bushy plant. Lady’s Blush rose was named to commemorate the 125th anniversary of The Lady magazine, which is the longest running weekly magazine for women.

Planting instructions: Prepare a hole of size 30x30 cm. Put your rose in the way that the grafting point is 3 cm deep in the soil. Water well and cover new shoots with soil or bark mulch about 15 cm high. Roses tolerate wide range of soils but thrive in deep, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil, in full sun.

Pruning: English roses don’t need hard pruning like tea hybrids. Just cut last year’s growth by one third to maximum one half in the spring (after frosts) to achieve desired shape, and strong and reliable framework. Cutting it back to 3-5 live buds is possible for re-juvenating. To support extra flowering during the season remove twigs past blossom: cut them off the first leaf with 5 bracts. Mulch well before winter, preferably with leaf-mould.

Last update: 03-02-2015.