Rose, English, Wisley 2008   /   Rosa x Wisley 2008

Category: English Roses (Collection of English Roses).

Cultivated by: David Austin.

Form of flower: Double/full.

Fragrance: Moderate.

Flowering: Repeated, good.

Adult size: Height up to 1.5m, width up to 0.75m.

Foliage: Deciduous.

Type of soil: Rich and well drained.

Hardiness: Hardy.

Exposure: Partial shade.

Characteristics and uses:
This is a rose that is exceptionally delicate and with a unique charm, may be more so than any other rose. It flowers are not very open and of a medium size about 6 to7.5cm across. The petals form the most beautiful rosette and have a pure soft pink colour; the outer petals have a slightly lighter colour than the interior ones. It is quite similar to the old-fashioned roses ‘Alba’, and the Queen of Sweden for example. This rose grows in an elegant curved shape and even produces flowers at the base of the stem making it an excellent and vigorous shrub of about 1.5m in height. Its scent is deliciously fresh and fruity with a hint of raspberry and tea. It is the type of shrub that would be at home in a French style garden as well as a more relaxed setting, it could also be used a hedge.

List of Rose bushes:
'Arthur Rimbaud®' Meihylvol Rose (Rosa 'Arthur Rimbaud®'), big pale pink flowers and a strong fragrance of May rose, blossom continually from May right through to the first frosts, adult height: 1,50m
'Black Baccara®' Meidebenne Rose (Rosa 'Black Baccara®'), big flowers, velvety dusky-red, with black glints depending on the light, blossom continually from May right through to the first frosts, adult height: 1m
'Bolchoï®' Meizuzes Rose (Rosa 'Bolchoï®'), golden yellow flowers, lined with gooseberry-red top a dense, blossom continually from May right through to the first frosts, adult height: 1m
Complicata Rose (Rosa 'Complicata'), single flowers, bright pink, spreading shape, adult height: 1,60m
Cornelia Rose (Rosa 'Cornelia'), salmony pink double flowers, fragrant blossom, soft weeping shape, adult height: 1,50m
'Cosmos®' Comsam Rose (Rosa 'Cosmos®'), multitude of pure white, delicately scented flowers, blossom May right through to October, adult height: 0,8m
Dog Rose (Rosa canina), white flowers, single, scented, adult height: 3m
'Edith Piaf®' Meiramboys Rose (Rosa 'Edith Piaf®'), red flowers exude a strong, fruity fragrance, blossom from May right through to the first frosts, adult height: 1m
English Rose, Abraham Darby, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Fruity Strong, adult height: 1,5m
English Rose, Claire Austin, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Strong, adult height: 1,35/2,5m
English Rose, Falstaff climbing, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Old Rose Strong, adult height: 2,5m
English Rose, Gertrude Jekyll, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Fruity Strong, adult height: 1,2m
English Rose, Harlow Carr, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Strong, adult height: 1,25m
English Rose, Jubilée Celebration, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Strong, adult height: 1,2m
English Rose, Jude the Obscure, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Fruity Strong, adult height: 1m
English Rose, Lichfield Angel, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Light, adult height: 1,2m
English Rose, Munstead Wood, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Fruity Strong, adult height: 0,9m
English Rose, Scepter'd Isle, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Myrrh Strong, adult height: 1m
English Rose, Spirit of Freedom, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Myrrh, adult height: 1,5m
English Rose, St Swithun climbing, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Myrrh Strong, adult height: 2,5m
English Rose, Susan Williams-Ellis, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Strong, adult height: 1,25m
English Rose, Teasing Georgia climbing, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Medium - Strong Tea Rose fragrance Strong, adult height: 2,5m
Fairy donkerrood Rose (Rosa 'Fairy Donkerrood'), double flowers, dark red, spreading shape, ideal as ground cover, adult height: 0,60m
Fairy Rood Rose (Rosa 'Fairy Rood'), double, dark pink flowers, spreading shape, ideal as ground cover, adult height: 0,60m
Grootendorst Suprême Rose (Rosa 'Grootendorst Suprême), small double flowers, red crimson pink, long blossoming, adult height: 2,50m
Joseph's Coat Rose (Rosa 'Joseph's Coat'), exceptional blossom that starts yellow, turns orange, then tints of red to finish a deep dark red, blossoms several time, adult height: 2m
'La Sevillana®' Meigekanu Rose (Rosa 'La Sevillana®'), abundance of shinny bright red flowers, blossom from May right through to the first frosts, adult height: 1,50m
Lady Banks Albo Plena Rose (Rosa banksiae 'Albo Plena'), climbing rose, thornless, double white scented flowers, evergreen foliage, hardy to -12°C
Lady Banks' Lutea Rose (Rosa banksiae 'Lutea'), climbing rose, thornless, double butter yellow flowers, evergreen foliage,hardy to -12°C
Lady Banks' Rosea Rose (Rosa banksiae 'Rosae'), climbing rose, thornless, double pink flowers, evergreen foliage,  hardy to -12°C
Little White Pet Rose (Rosa 'Little White Pet'), clusters of white flowers, climbing variety, adult height: 0,60m
'Lolita Lempika®' Meizincaro Rose (Rosa 'Lolita Lempika®'), magenta pink flowers, blossom from May right through to the first frosts, adult height: 1,50m
Mermaid Rose (Rosa 'Mermaid'), single flowers, climbing rose, continuous blossom  from summer through to the first frosts, adult height: 6m
Old Blush Rose (Rosa 'Old Bush'), semi - double flowers, fragrant, silvery pink with darker undertones, blossoms from Spring through to the first frosts, erect shape, very few thorns, adult height: 1m
Pablito Rose (Rosa 'Pablito'), deep pink flowers, spreading shape, ideal as a ground cover, adult height: 0,30m
Red Velvet Rose (Rosa 'Red Velvet'), single red flowers, yellow in the centre, spreading shape, adult height: 0,60m
Reine Luccia Rose (Rosa 'Reine Luccia'), highly scented flowers, bright yellow, erect shape, adult height: 1,20m
Roseraie de l'Hay Rose (Rosa 'Roseraie de l'Hay'), big double flowers, dark pink, extremely fragrant, blossoms from Spring through to autumn, erect shape, adult height: 1,80m
Rugosa Rose (Rosa rugosa), single pink flowers, highly fragrant, several successive blossoms from the end of Spring through to Autumn, adult height: 2m
The Fairy Rose (Rosa 'The Fairy'), double pale pink flowers from June through to September, spreading shape, ideal as a ground cover , adult height: 0,80m
The Fairy Rubra Rose (Rosa 'The Fairy Rubra'), double flowers, red, from June through to September, spreading shape, ideal as a ground cover , adult height: 0,80m
Violacea Rose (Rosa Violacea), single flowers, dark crimson with purple highlights, golden stamen, adult height: 1,50m
Westerland Rose (Rosa 'Westerland'), big fragrant semi-double flowers, apricot red with golden yellow highlights, blossoms from end of Spring through to autumn, adult height: 2m
White Fairy Rose (Rosa 'White Fairy'), double flowers, white, blossom from June right through to the first frost, adult height: 80 cm

See the Rose bushes catalogue