English rose
Charles Austin X Unnamed seedling
One of the most magnificent roses bred by David Austin senior. Again the parent was Charles Austin and this early English rose is probably the father of more than 1/3 of all David Austin varieties and even today Charles Austin is used in breeding programs by nurseries all over the world.
But back to Brother Cadfael: It's a vigorous, rather upright plant with almost Hybrid Tea like stems on which the giant blooms appear. 150X100 cm or 6X3 feet and more if trained as a climber. The flowers are very large, pink to cyclamen pink and very cupped, chalice shaped. When they open up fully they are extremely puffy and remind us of Mme Caroline Testout or Constance Spry. Brother Cadfael doesn't like rain and in damp, wet conditions the big buds don't open properly and they ball. The blooms have a very strong old rose fragrance. Reblooming is good and two to three flushes isn't an exception. Brother Cadfael is known to be extremely blackspot resistant, she can however get some mildew.
Zone 5b to 9b
Named after the main Character from the novels of Ellis Peeters. Brother Cadfael is a medieval monk who returns to his home in Shrewsbury during the reign of Queen Maud. He solves all kinds of murder cases. The novels were made into a TV series. Dereck Jacobi played Cadfael
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