SHRUB ROSE - EMILY BRONTE English Rose - bred by David Austin Extremely beautiful, with distinctive, strongly fragrant blooms. Strong tea & old rose fragrance. Bred by David Austin roses. Soft pink and apricot. Suitable for zones 5 to 9. DETAILED DESCRIPTION An exceptionally beautiful rose with distinctive neat, flat blooms. Each bloom is a lovely soft pink, the smaller central petals deepening to rich apricot and surrounding deep-set stamens. The strong Tea scent becomes more Old Rose, with delicious hints of lemon and grapefruit. It forms a bushy shrub with strong, healthy, upright growth. Named for the Brontë Society to celebrate the bicentenary of the novelist’s birth. David Austin 2018 ORIGIN The Brontë Society asked David Austin to name this rose to celebrate the bicentenary of the birth of the novelist, Emily Brontë. Her much-loved novel, Wuthering Heights, was published in 1847, a year before her untimely death at the age of 30. It is a dark tale of passion and revenge, centered around the relationship between Cathy Earnshaw and Heathcliff. ROSE CHARACTERISTICS Rose Type English Rose - bred by David Austin Growth Type Shrub rose Color Soft pink and apricot Fragrance Strength Strong tea & old rose fragrance Flowering Repeat Flowering Disease Resistance Good Height 4 ft Width 3.5 ft Breeder David Austin Suitable for zones Zones 5 - 9 Patent PPAF
