Category: English Roses (English Rose Collection)
Bred By: David Austin
Colour: Deep Crimson
Flower Type: Double/Full Bloom
Size: Medium Shrub (3.5 ft. x 3 ft.)
Hardiness: Hardy
Fragrance: Strong
Repeating: Excellent
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There are few roses as popular as those of deep crimson colouring – and none so difficult to breed. ‘Heathcliff’ is a beautiful addition to English Roses of this colour. It has large, fully double flowers of deep rosette shape.
The colour is a deep crimson, with a certain softness that is reminiscent of some of the old red Gallica Roses.
It is a healthy variety, with shiny, deep green leaves and rather upright growth.
Its fragrance is most pleasing and rather unusual – basically Tea Rose with a mixture of Old Rose and just a hint of cedar wood.
Named for the character in Emily Brontë’s classic novel, Wuthering Heights.