English rose
The Knight X Château de Clos Vougeot
The Squire, together with its parent the Knight, was the father of nearly all red David Austin roses. This rose has magnificent dark red, very full, quartered blooms with a very strong old rose fragrance. Usually they appear in clusters on a thorny shrub of 120 X 70 cm or 4 X2 feet. Reblooming was good and health was mediocre at best. It always was a show off rose. It wasn't long on the market in Europe as Austin nurseries withdrew her already in the eighties. According to Austin the Squire was a rose made for dry and warm climates. A few years ago I learned that in Australia and California the Squire is very healthy and a much treasured gem 💎. She's available at many rose nurseries in these places and it made me happy 😊. Hopefully, with the current and upcoming climate change, the Squire will be available again in Europe as we are having more and more extremely dry and hot summers. This rose is very suitable for pots and just like her children she loves lots of organic material and organic fertilizer. Treat her like your baby and she'll give you exquisite flowers. Let's hope we can celebrate The Squire's return to Europe soon!
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