David Austin ‘Gentle Hermione’ Pink English Rose 6Ltr Pot

Family: English Shrub Rose
Bloom Size: Medium
Fragrance Strength: Strong
Colour: Pink
Eventual Height: 1.25m

DAR

The perfectly formed, shallow cups are pure light pink, paling to soft blush on the outer petals. There is a strong, warm myrrh fragrance. It forms an attractive, quite broad shrub, with slightly arching stems. The leaves are tinged red at first, later turning green. Hermione is the faithful wife of Leontes, the King of Sicila, in ShakespeareÆs The WinterÆs Tale. David Austin, 2005.

For almost 60 years, David Austin Roses have been grown on their family farm in Shopshire. Much of the process is still carried out by hand, with every David Austin rose having been hand-budded, a traditional and intricate skill, and grown in dedicated rose fields in england, keeping English roses, truely English.
All David Austin roses have a collective style with beautiful blooms and in most cases wonderful fragrance held on graceful attractive shrubs. A garden of these outstanding roses is hard to beat for sheer exuberance of flower and fragrance.

Key Features:
Family: English Shrub Rose
Fragrance Strength: Strong
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Fragrance Notes: Myrrh
Colour: Light pink
Height & Spread: 4ft x 4.5ft

Ideal For:
Attracting Bees
Mixed Border
Wild Areas
Cutting

Growing Conditions:
Full Sunlight
East, South, West Facing
All soil types

The plant’s growth rate and size will vary depending on planting position & conditions.

Delivery Note: Please note that unfortunately we are currently unable to deliver plants to Northern Ireland