English rose, Modern Hybrid
Parentage: Unknown
Many of the most recent DA varieties have a very floppy growth resulting in blooms hanging in the mud and that's not a pretty sight and it's annoying.
The Lady gardener is different. She has the sturdy growth of Brother Cadfael and Queen of Sweden so good thick strong stems going upright, a rather Hybrid Tea like growth. She makes a neat rounded shrub of 120X100 cm or 4X3 feet.
The flowers are rather spectacular but that's my opinion. They remind me of Brother Cadfael shape wise so big, cupped and with curled petals in the center. The color is gorgeous: Apricot peach in the center, fading towards white or cream at the edges. They have an unusual fragrance: Tea with a vanilla twist and rather strong. The flowers stand in clusters at the top of each stem and they keep coming for weeks. After a rest of three weeks she starts again with another beautiful flush. The blooms are rain resistant and the plant is extremely Hardy, zone 5b to 9b. She is susceptible to Blackspot.
I saw her in a border at Lens roses and I was really impressed by this David Austin rose.
For all the lady gardeners: Try her!
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