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(Auscousin)  Boscobel
Red buds open to beautifully formed, upward-facing, coral-pink rosettes.  Numerous small petals, of varying shades, mingle to provide a most pleasing effect.  The strong myrrh fragrance has a hawthorn character with delicious hints of elderflower, pear and almond.  A vigorous variety; it quickly forms an upright shrub of medium size, with dark green, glossy foliage.  David Austin, 2012. [...]
Boscobel House, owned by English Heritage, was built in 1632.  It is famous for the fact that Charles II hid there in an oak tree, whilst being pursued by Cromwell’s soldiers during the English Civil War.

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(Ausglobe)  Brother Cadfael
Bears very large, globular, clear pink flowers, reminiscent of peonies.  Despite their size, they are never clumsy and are held nicely upright on the plant.  There is a particularly strong and rich Old Rose fragrance.  It forms a bushy shrub; the flowers, leaves and growth all in proportion.  David Austin, 1986. [...]
This rose was named after the hero of the Ellis Peters detective stories, which are set in Shropshire where our nursery is located.

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(Ausband)  Buttercup
Numerous yellow flowers are held on long, slender, arching stems – their heads nodding gracefully.  They are loosely cupped and semi-double, with a musky scent.  It forms a relatively tall, vigorous shrub.  The name celebrates its colouring and airy grace, which brings to mind the buttercup, a wild flower found in hedgerows and meadows across the British Isles. David Austin, 1998.

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(Auspanier)  Cariad
The flowers are a soft rose pink and semi-double in form, held on thin, wiry stems. They open to provide us with almost camellia-like blooms. At bud stage the fragrance is myrrh with a touch of tea, becoming a spicy musk when the flowers open. It forms a large, airy shrub with dainty, grey-green foliage. David Austin, 2010. [...]
The name ‘Cariad’ is a Welsh term of endearment, which means ‘love’ or ‘beloved’.

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(Austurner)  Carolyn Knight
We find that the occasional variety will, after a few years, produce a sport - in other words a plant that varies in just one characteristic, usually colour.  Here, 'Summer Song', has sported from its usual striking burnt orange colour to a distinctive shade of soft gold.  At the bud stage the colour is a most beautiful shade of apricot complete with a lovely pink flush.  All other characteristics are the same as 'Summer Song'.  The young flowers are quite rounded opening up into large, fully double, cup-shaped flowers which hang gracefully on the stem.  The sweet, warm honey fragrance has a remarkable depth and complexity.  Each flower is subtly different with varying hints of almond, myrrh, blackcurrant and tea. [...]
Carolyn Knight was a great help to the nursery in the early days when she helped with various aspects of design. Sadly she passed away recently.

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(Auspeet)  Charles Darwin
Large, cupped, yellow flowers tending almost towards mustard.  They have a strong, delicious fragrance, varying between soft floral Tea and pure lemon.  It makes a sturdy shrub with broad, spreading growth.  Named after the naturalist who was born in Shropshire.  David Austin, 2003. [...]
Named after Charles Darwin the British naturalist who was born in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, not far from our nursery.

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(Ausren)  Charles Rennie Mackintosh
The colour of this rose varies from lilac to soft lilac-pink, according to the weather conditions.  The neatly cupped flowers are quite large and are well filled with petals.  There is an Old Rose fragrance with aspects of lilac and almond blossom.  It forms an upright shrub with bushy, thorny growth and typical Old Rose foliage.  David Austin, 1988. [...]
Named for the Scottish architect, artist and designer in conjunction with the Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society and the City of Glasgow Parks and Recreation Department.  Mackintosh (1868-1928) frequently used stylised roses in his designs which were often similar to this variety.

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(Auspoly)  Charlotte
Bears exquisite flowers of a soft yellow colour.  These start off beautifully cupped, later opening out to form rosettes.  Each bloom is packed with numerous small petals, arranged around a classic button eye. T here is a pleasant Tea fragrance.  It forms a compact, bushy shrub, with even, upright growth.  David Austin, 1993. [...]
Dedicated to Charlotte, one of David Austin’s granddaughters.

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(Auswine)  Chianti
Just as 'Constance Spry' was our first pink rose, 'Chianti' was our first red.  Although both of these roses only flower once in a season, when they do flower, they produce a massive display of beautiful blooms worthy of comparison with the very best of the Old Roses.  The blooms are large and cupped at first, opening to form Gallica-like rosettes of deep crimson, which turn with age to a beautiful purplish-maroon.  There is a strong Old Rose fragrance. [...]
The name ‘Chianti’ reflects this rose’s rich wine colouring.

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Christopher Marlowe
This rose is of a colour not usually associated with English Roses: an intense orange-red, paling a little to salmon-pink on the outer petals as the flowers age.  The flowers are cupped in the bud, opening to medium-sized rosettes; the outer petals eventually reflexing a little.  They are produced freely and with remarkable continuity.  There is a pleasing tea fragrance, with a hint of lemon.  [...]
Named after the playwright and contemporary of William Shakespeare.