PRINCESS ALEXANDRA OF KENT
English Rose - bred by David Austin
Shrub Rose
Magnificent blooms with a delicious award-winning fragrance
A magnificent rose with large, deeply cupped blooms of warm, glowing pink. There is delicious fresh tea fragrance with aspects of lemon and blackcurrants. Very healthy.
- Repeat Flowering
- Highly Fragrant
- Ideal for pots and containers
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Highly Recommended by David Austin Roses
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Bred by David Austin
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Suitable for zones 5 to 10
‘Princess Alexandra of Kent’ has unusually large flowers of a warm, glowing pink. They are full-petalled and deeply cupped in shape; the ring of soft pink outer petals enclosing the warm pink inner petals, creating a most pleasing effect. In spite of their size, the flowers are never clumsy and are held nicely poised above the foliage. They have a delicious fresh tea fragrance which, interestingly, changes completely to lemon as the flowers age – eventually taking on additional hints of blackcurrants. Very healthy.
It forms a well-rounded shrub. Due to the large size of the blooms, there is a lot to be said for planting in groups of three and pruning to form a single, shapely shrub - this keeps both flowers and growth nicely balanced. Position this rose towards the front of the border.
36" STANDARD TREE ROSE - # 1.5 Grade
Standard Roses are magnificent garden plants. They are created by budding three shrubs on a stem; hence the dramatic effect. We believe English Roses, with their natural, bushy growth and beautiful, fragrant flowers, are the finest roses for growing as standards.
Tree roses are ideal for creating focal points in key areas of the garden and can also be used to line a path, frame a doorway or bring interest to a bare wall. Standards are useful for adding height to a border and look particularly impressive when planted closely together in groups of three or four. It is important to stake standards at planting time, to assist the stem in holding up the bounty of full sized blooms all summer. All are budded at 36" in height.
We were honoured to name this rose for Princess Alexandra, who is a cousin to Queen Elizabeth II. She is a keen gardener and great lover of roses.
Fragrance Award - Glasgow 29. Most Fragrant Award - Desert Rose Society Show, California.
ROSE CHARACTERISTICS
| Rose Type |
English Rose - bred by David Austin |
| Growth Type |
Shrub Rose |
| Sub Type |
English Old Rose Hybrid |
| Color |
Warm pink |
| Fragrance Strength |
Strong Fragrance |
| Flowering |
Repeat Flowering |
| Disease Resistance |
Good |
| Height |
3.5ft |
| Width |
2.5ft |
| Breeder |
David Austin |
| Year of Introduction |
2007 |
| Appellation |
Ausmerchant |
| Suitable for zones |
Zones 5 - 10 |
| Petal Count |
130 petals |
| Patent |
19828 |
