Types of Roses - Shrub Roses
There are lots of different forms of roses in this category. The thing that links them all is that they grow into bushy, less formal plants. They have a huge range of flower shapes, including the large old fashioned ones. Some can get very big ... [... more]
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Rosa 'Dreamdrops'
Find out how to grow Rosa 'Dreamdrops' Cultivar: 'Dreamdrops' 'Dreamdrops' is a medium-high shrub rose with repeat-flowering, striking apricot blooms, and a light, gentle scent. It can be grown in rows across a lawn to create a multicoloured ... [... more]
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Rosa 'Heritage'
Find out how to grow Rosa 'Heritage' Cultivar: 'Heritage' Time to prune: August to September 'Heritage' is a vigorous shrub rose with open clusters of fully double flowers. The light pink blooms are lemon scented and are borne freely throughout ... [... more]
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Rosa 'Ferdinand Pichard'
This is one of a group of shrub roses which evolved from the mid-nineteenth century onwards. It is a particularly vigorous variety that can reach as much as 2.1m (7ft) in a good sunny position, with some tall conspicuous stems which can be pegged ... [... more]
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Rosa 'Chinatown'
This fine rose does not fit neatly into any category it is variously classed as a floribunda, a modern shrub rose, and even a cluster-flowered climber. This is because, despite its lack of height, the vigorous upright growth can be trained in ... [... more]
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Rosa 'English Garden'
This is one of the English roses bred by David Austin in 1986, with 'Iceberg' in its parentage. It is a modern shrub rose with an old-fashioned appearance, vigorous and robust, producing some long stems which benefit from shortening in autumn. ... [... more]
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Rosa 'Graham Thomas'
One of the most vigorous of David Austin's modern shrub roses, this was introduced in 1983 and became immediately popular. It possesses all the virtues of the English rose group strong disease-resistance, vigorous growth and handsome ... [... more]
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Rosa rugosa
This tough, easy to grow rose will reliably put on a good show of pink, scented blooms, followed by bright scarlet hips even when neglected. Its dense, vigorous growth and prickly stems make it perfect for hedging. As a shrub rose, it is best ... [... more]
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Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll'
A fine and very hardy English shrub rose, this was bred partly from the old Portland variety 'Madame Knorr' and introduced in 1986. It appreciates rich soil with a good mulch annually, and is best placed towards the back of a mixed border where ... [... more]
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