David Austin's Pat Austin

• Category: English Roses (English Rose Collection);
• Colour: Copper;
• Flower Type: Double/Full Bloom;
• Size: Medium Shrub/Short Climber;
• Hardiness: Hardy;
• Fragrance: Tea-scented with a warm sensuous background. Strong;
• Repeating: Good;
• Special characteristics: Outstanding colour

Named after David Austin’s wife, this is an entirely new colour break in English Roses; a bright copper on the inside of the petals, with pale copper-yellow on the outer sides, a similar effect to ‘Austrian Copper’ (R. foetida bicolor).

The flowers are large and deeply cupped, so that we get contrasting colours between the two sides of the petals, giving a most attractive effect. The growth is strong and of a similar type to Golden Celebration and Abraham Darby.

Tea-scented with a warm, sensuous background.