I min trädgårdstäppa har jag planterat  Austinrosor. Lady Sharlotte och Leander – 3 ex av vardera. De är inköpta on line från  Flora Linnea i Helsingborg.

Den kände engelsmannen David Austin (f 1926-) har odlat fram de mest bedårande rosor. Han korsade gammaldags buskrosor med moderna rabattrosor. Det mest fantastiska med hans ljuvligt doftande charmiga rosor är att de blommar om hela sommaren. Austin har lanserat över 200 sorter. Austinrosorna är härdigare, friskare och mer motståndskraftiga än de flesta andra moderna rabattrosor.

De flesta sorterna lär gå utmärkt att odla i kruka (ja vi får väl se!?) om den är minst 35-40 cm och med lecakulor i botten. De kräver dock minst sex timmar sol om dagen, jättemycket vatten och gödning behövs för att de skall remontera.

Austins rossorter har ofta fått namn efter bl a  familjemedlemmar, historiska händelser, brittiska författare, särskilt Shakespeare och Chaucer.

Leander

Lady Shalotte

Så här ser de ut idag.

Lady of Shalott som enligt Flora Linnea
”verkar vara en av de mest robusta och härdiga av Austins rosor. Den har också mycket bra motståndskraft mot sjukdomar och remonterar ovanligt mycket under hela säsongen. Knopparna har en mörkt orange-röd ton. När blommorna är utslagna har ovansidan av kronbladen en varm laxrosa nyans som står vackert mot den gyllengula undersidan. Doften är en angenäm varm terosdoft med inslag av kryddat äpple och klöver. Lady of Shalott bildar snabbt välväxta buskar med lätt bågböjda grenar. Rosen är uppkallad efter en av Lord Alfred Tennysons favoritdikter med samma namn.Återblommande. 1,3 x 1,2 m. Zon IV”

Om Leander säger Flora Linnea
”Enligt vår uppfattning en av de absolut bästa Austinrosorna. Vi kan dekorera bordet med blommor ända fram i oktober månad och Leander är en av de mest uppskattade rosorna vid Sofieros stora trädgårdsfest i augusti i Helsingborg. Det är en härdig, frisk och robust ros med en underbar kombination av aprikosfärgade blommor och mörkgrönt bladverk. Bildar snabbt en stor buskros med blommor i kvastform. Doften påminner om sommarbär, i synnerhet hallon. Denna ros från 1982 är förälder till många nya Austinsorter såsom ’William Morris’, ’A Shropshire Lad’, ’Geoff Hamilton’ och vår egen favorit ’Crown Princess Margareta’. Prova att plantera den tätt som häck – det kommer att väcka uppståndelse! Uppkallad efter en rollfigur i en av Shakespeares pjäser.
Blev tvåa i omröstningen om årets ros i Sverige 2010.”

Ni kan tro det är spännande att se om de kommer att motsvara förväntningarna…

Här är några fler bilder hämtade från  David Austin Roses Gallery att inspireras av

David Austin’s ’Harlow Carr’ has purest rose-pink flowers of the most perfect formation. It is one of the most fragrant English Roses, with a strong Old Rose scent. It is a tough, healthy variety that performs well in hotter areas, while also doing well where winters are colder. It is an excellent repeat bloomer, covered with medium-sized flowers from early summer through late fall. Grows to 4 ft tall by 3 ft wide. (David Austin 2004, Aushouse).

David Austin’s ’Malvern Hills’ Rambler is a glorious, repeat-blooming rambler rose that produces large clusters of small, double, soft yellow flowers. Its fragrance is a sweet musky Noisette scent. This is very healthy and reliable rose. The small green leaves are polished and pretty. The slender stems are strong with few thorns. It is a versatile climber, 10 to 12 ft tall, perfect for a pergola, small arbor, trellis or wall.

’Queen of Sweden’ has charming, wide shallow-cupped flowers that open in softest glowing apricot-pink, later becoming pure soft pink. The flowers are medium-sized and Old Rose in character, with a medium to light myrrh fragrance. Each flower has approximately 140 petals. Its growth is upright but bushy and exceptionally healthy. Its stems are nearly thornless and its blooms are long-lasting when cut from the garden. Grows to 4 ft tall by 2 1/2 ft wide. (David Austin 2004, Austiger).

’Lady of Shalott’ has apricot-hued, chalice-shaped blooms filled with loosely arranged petals. Each petal has a salmon pink upper side that contrasts beautifully with the attractive golden-yellow reverse side. Its warm Tea fragrance has pleasing hints of spiced apple and cloves. This extremely healthy rose quickly forms a large, bushy shrub with slightly arching stems. The mid-green leaves have attractive, slightly bronzed tones when young. Over the season, the later blooms seem to be even more beautiful than the earlier ones. Approximately 60 petals per flower. Excellent repeat-flowering. Grows to approximately 4 ft tall by 3½ ft wide.(David Austin 2009, Ausnyson).

White roses have a reputation for being fragile. Not so ÔWindermereÕ, an easy-to-grow white English Rose from David Austin. The shapely blooms open with rich cream-colored petals that mature to nearly pure white. Despite its ethereal good looks, this rose is strong and healthy in the garden, handling widely varied growing conditions with ease. The flowers have a delicious, strong fruity fragrance with a hint of citrus. The bush is neat and compact, blooming freely until very late in the season. It has strong, nearly thornless stems, making it a good source for cut flowers. It grows to 4 ft tall x 3 ft wide. (David Austin 2007, Aushomer).

A delightfully different English rose, ’The Lark Ascending’ has medium-sized, semi-double flowers of just 22 petals each in a soft, warm apricot hue that softens over time. The petals are loosely cupped, and surround many stamens of deep golden-apricot. On the bush, the roses are produced from the ground upwards in heads of up to 15 nicely spaced blooms. The light fragrance varies according to the age of the flower, from Tea through to Myrrh. Choose ’The Lark Ascending’ for a mixed perennial border or to feature among flowering shrubs where its tall airy growth will meld beautifully. It is vigorous and has exceptional health. Approximately 22 petals per flower. Grows to 5 feet tall x 3 feet wide. (David Austin 2012, Ausursula.)

New for Spring 2017: ’The Ancient Mariner’, a tall repeat-blooming English Rose from David Austin Roses. For gardeners, it’s a perfect choice for the middle or back of a border or use as a larger landscape shrub rose. Its big, many-petalled flowers have a strong myrrh fragrance. ’The Ancient Mariner’ is covered with blooms from late spring through frost. After bloom, the spent petals fall cleanly away. Available in the U.S. and Canada as bare root stock from 800-328-8893 or DavidAustinRoses.com.

The 2017 David Austin Handbook of Roses is now available. The elegant, encyclopedic catalog that could double as a coffee-table book is free to U.S. and Canadian gardeners from http://www.davidaustinroses.com/us/. The handbook and related website feature David Austin Roses’ complete 2017 North American collection of bare root roses, including all 114 English Rose varieties bred by famed British rose hybridizer David Austin that are currently available on this side of the Atlantic.

New for Spring 2017: David Austin Roses introduces ’Desdemona’, a voluptuous new white English Rose with an exceptionally long bloom season. The new rose is hardy in USDA Zones 5 – 10 and will fare well in both hot/humid and hot/dry conditions. Its strong fragrance is complex: Old Rose and almond blossom with hints of lemon zest and cucumber. For Spring 2017, it is available in the U.S. and Canada as bare root stock from 800-328-8893 or DavidAustinRoses.com.

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