The award-winning David Austin Rose

 The award-winning David Austin Rose 

Lady Emma Hamilton Rose

A few years ago, an avid rosarian and long time friend, gifted me a charming rose plant which has proven to be a heart-stealer.
 
The rose in question is Lady Emma Hamilton,  a David Austin English Rose producing dark red buds with dashes of orange, that open to chalice-shaped blooms of rich tangerine orange, with yellow-orange on the outside of the petals. 

These enchanting blooms are set against very dark, bronzy green, polished leaves that slowly become dark green with age. 

The flowers themselves have a strong, delicious, fruity fragrance with hints of pear, grape and citrus fruits. The growth is fairly upright but quite broad and bushy.

More about David Austin and his roses

David Charles Henshaw Austin, a British breeder, started breeding roses purely out of curiosity at age 21, in his spare time, working with Gallica and Floribunda varieties. He wasn't trying to build a business — he just had a very specific creative vision: he wanted to cross old roses with modern ones to get a scented rose with rosette-shaped or cupped flowers, prioritising charm and beauty over bold, saturated colors without any scent meant for vases.

Over his career he was extraordinarily prolific: he created around 200 rose varieties, which won 24 gold medals at the Chelsea Flower Show and sold in 50 countries. In 2007, he was appointed OBE for his services to horticulture.

  • Unique look: Dense, cupped, quartered, or rosette-shaped blooms that look like they stepped out of a Renaissance painting — full of petals, romantic and soft, rather than the tight bloom of a typical hybrid tea rose.

  • Unique colour palette: Austin roses come in soft, painterly colors — apricots, blush pinks, warm yellows, deep crimsons — that read as more "romantic" than the bright, saturated colours typical of many modern

  • Guaranteed performance: Every variety that carries the David Austin name went through years of development for disease resistance, repeat flowering, fragrance, and garden performance before release.
But don't just take my word for it - find a David Austen rose next to you and experience it for yourself.

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