The Poet's Wife

(Auswhirl)

Category: English Roses (English Rose Collection)
Bred By: David Austin
Date of Introduction: 2014

Colour: Yellow
Flower Type: Double/Full Bloom
Size: Medium Shrub (4 ft. x 3.5 ft.)
Hardiness: Hardy zones 5-11
Fragrance: Strong
Repeating: Excellent

Petal Count: 77 Petals

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This rose fits in well with the English Old Rose Hybrids, even though it has a little of the Leander group in its genetic make-up.  This shows up in its rather shiny foliage.

It is a superb rose with flowers of an unfading, strong yellow.  Their formation is most pleasing, having a neat outer ring of petals enclosing an informal group of petals within.  

The growth is low and naturally rounded, making it an ideal rose for a position towards the front of the border.  

There is a rich fragrance with strong lemon hints at first, becoming sweeter and stronger with age.

It forms a bushy, nicely rounded shrub with arching branches and rather shiny foliage.