Rosa Benjamin Britten (English Rose)
This English rose combines beauty, fragrance, a remarkably long-blooming season, and high resistance to diseases. Adding excitement to the garden with its striking and unusual coloring, this shrub rose features deeply-cupped, double blossoms that open as a deep salmon pink and change to slightly cupped rosettes of a pure saturated pink-red.
Noteworthy for its powerful contrast in the garden, this fabulously colored English rose, introduced by David Austin in 2001, combines beauty, fragrance, a remarkably long-blooming season, and high resistance to diseases.
Requirements
| Hardiness | 6 – 10 |
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| Heat Zones | 5 – 9 |
| Climate Zones | 1, 1A, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24 |
| Plant Type | Climbers, Roses, Shrubs |
| Plant Family | Rosa – Climbing Roses, Rosa – English Roses, Rosa – Shrub Roses, Rosa – Roses |
| Exposure | Full Sun, Partial Sun |
| Season of Interest | Spring (Late)Summer (Early,Mid,Late)Fall |
| Height | 4' – 10' (120cm – 3m) |
| Spread | 2' – 3' (60cm – 90cm) |
| Spacing | 36″ (90cm) |
| Water Needs | Average |
| Maintenance | Average |
| Soil Type | Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand |
| Soil pH | Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
| Soil Drainage | Moist but Well-Drained, Well-Drained |
| Characteristics | Cut Flowers, Fragrant, Showy |
| Attracts | Butterflies |
| Garden Uses | Arbors, Pergolas, Trellises, Beds and Borders, Hedges and Screens, Patio and Containers, Wall-Side Borders |
| Garden Styles | City and Courtyard, Informal and Cottage |