Botanical Name: Common Names:
Rosa hybrida Roald Dahl David Austin Rose
Native: Foliage Type:
No Deciduous
Plant Type: Plant Habit:
Hedging / Screening, Roses, Shrubs Rounded, Shrub Like, Upright
Description:
David Austin Roses are modern hybrid English roses bred by David Austin. They have been bred with the characteristics of an old fashioned rose with large double cupped blooms that are highly fragrant. They have the ability to repeat flower and have a high resistant to diseases making them a fantastic addition to the landscape with their magnificent floral displays and fragrance. Roald Dahl has soft orange-red buds that open to beautiful fully cupped apricot blooms. Also available as a standard.
Mature Height: Mature Width:
1-2m 60cm-1m
Position: Soil Type:
Full Sun Any, Clay, Loam, Sandy, Well Drained
Landscape Use(s)
Borders / Shrubbery, Courtyard, Cut Flower, Feature, Formal Garden, Fragrant Garden, Hedging / Screening, Mass Planting, Park And Gardens, Topiary / Espalier, Container / Pot
Pests & Diseases: Aphids, Black Spot, Mites, Possums, Powdery Mildew, Rust, Scale, Thrips, Yellow Leaves
Cultural Notes:
Plant Care
Annual slow release fertiliser, Keep moist during dry periods, Liquid feed, Mulch well
Family Name: Origin:
Rosaceae Europe
Characteristics
Foliage Colour: Green
Flower Colour: Orange
Flower Fragrant: Yes
Flowering Season: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Fruit: Insignificant
Requirements Tolerances
Growth Rate: Moderate
Maintenance Level: Medium
Water Usage: Medium / Moderate
Drought: Medium / Moderate
Frost: Moderate
Wind: Medium / Moderate