Rose 'Desdemona'®
Rose 'Desdemona'® is an elegant English shrub rose from David Austin, producing peachy-pink buds that gradually open into luminous white, chalice-shaped blooms with the softest blush of pink. The beautifully incurved petals create delicate highlights and shadows, giving each flower an exceptionally refined and graceful appearance.
Introduced in 2015, this outstanding variety flowers repeatedly from early summer into autumn, providing a long season of exquisite blooms. Its strong Old Rose fragrance is enriched with distinctive notes of almond blossom, cucumber and lemon zest, making it a wonderful choice for planting near seating areas, pathways and entrances where its perfume can be fully appreciated.
Forming a neat, rounded and bushy shrub, 'Desdemona'® is ideal for mixed borders, rose gardens, containers and even low informal hedging. Thriving in full sun with fertile, well-drained soil, it is a healthy, reliable rose that combines exceptional flower quality with outstanding repeat flowering.
- Peachy-pink buds opening to white blooms with a soft pink blush
- Elegant chalice-shaped flowers with beautifully incurved petals
- Repeat flowers from summer into autumn
- Strong Old Rose fragrance with notes of almond blossom, cucumber and lemon zest
- Compact, rounded and bushy habit
- Ideal for borders, containers and informal hedging
- Height 110cm - Spread 110cm
English Shrub Rose
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EAN code5031825021265
- Latin nameRosa 'Desdamona'
- Brand
- Pot Size6L (24cm)
- AspectEast-facing, South-facing, West-facing
- Flower ColourWhite
- Flower FormDouble
- Flowering MonthJune, July, August, September, October
- Flower Size7cm
- Foliage ColourGreen
- Foliage TypeDeciduous
- FragranceOld Rose, Very
- Garden StyleCity & Courtyard Garden, Cottage & Informal Garden, Patio & Container
- Hardiness - RHS ratingH6 -20 to -15c. Hardy - very cold winter
- Height110cm
- Spread110cm
- MoistureMoist but well-drained
- pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Plant HabitBushy
- Plant TypeRose
- Planting TypesBorders and Beds, Cut Flowers, Hedging & Screens, Pots & Containers
- Rose TypeShrub Rose - SH
- Season of InterestSummer, Autumn
- Soil TypeChalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Special AttributesLong Flowering, Scented Flowers
- SunlightFull Sun
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Getting the most from your new Rose
Where to plant
Choose an open, sunny position with free-draining soil. Avoid planting where roses have grown before or transfer fresh soil to the site. Patio roses can be planted in mixed borders or alongside other roses, or in pots and containers.
Planting
Roses love organic matter, so mix well-rotten manure, leaf mould or compost into the soil. Water thoroughly before planting. Make a hole big enough not to disturb the root ball. Remove from the pot and ensure the top of the root ball is level with the surrounding soil. Back-fill soil mixed with a good fertilizer, then firm. Water thoroughly.
Aftercare
Water well until established. Mulching will keep the soil weed-free and moist. For best results feed your roses with fertilizer in spring and again in summer. Remove faded flowers to encourage speedy repeat flowering.
Simple Pruning
Prune your rose in March or before new growth by removing any dead or very thin branches and reducing the height by 1/3 to 2/3 of the previous growth.
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