Best For Fragrance
Desdemona
(Auskindling)
English Shrub Rose Bred By David Austin
PAT. PP30054
Best For Flowering
Best For Fragrance
Color: White
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Fragrance: Strong, Old Rose
Size: Medium Shrub
4ft
3ft
Bloom Size: Medium
Peachy pink buds open to beautiful, white, chalice-shaped blooms, with a pinkish hue. The incurved petals create an arresting interplay of light and shadow. The strong Old Rose fragrance has hints of almond blossom, cucumber and lemon zest. Read more
Description
Peachy pink buds open to beautiful, white, chalice-shaped blooms, with a pinkish hue. The incurved petals create an arresting interplay of light and shadow. The strong Old Rose fragrance has hints of almond blossom, cucumber and lemon zest. It forms a most attractive neat, rounded, bushy shrub. Named after the tragic heroine of Shakespeare’s Othello.
Characteristics
Color: White
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
REPEAT or ONCE FLOWERING?
REPEAT FLOWERING roses flower in flushes from late spring through to early winter. ONCE FLOWERING roses only produce a single flush of blooms lasting 3 to 4 weeks in mid summer
Fragrance: Strong, Old Rose
Bloom Size: Medium
BLOOM SIZE GUIDE
Bloom size varies over the life cycle of each bloom. Measurements refer to the average diameter of a bloom at its prime. LARGE BLOOM: 3.5-5" MEDIUM BLOOM: 2-3.5" SMALL BLOOM 1-2"
Family: English Shrub Rose
Size: Medium Shrub
SIZE GUIDE
All measurements are approximate 'height x width' and refer to a 3 year old established rose, pruned once annually, measured during the first flush of flowers in June
4ft
3ft
Breeder: David Austin
Year of Introduction: 2015
Suitable for zones: Zones 5-11
Petal Count: 52 petals
Growing Conditions
East, South, West Facing
All soil types
Full SunlightOrigin of Name
Named after the tragic heroine of Shakespeare’s Othello.