Rosa Bishops Castle (English Rose)
Very robust and healthy, Rose Bishop’s Castle (Ausbecks) is a repeat-flowering rose featuring profuse blooms of rich raspberry pink that pale as the flowers mature.
Very robust and healthy, David Austin English Rose Bishop's Castle (Ausbecks) is a repeat-flowering rose featuring profuse blooms of rich raspberry pink that pale as the flowers mature. The flowers are shallowly cupped and fully double (80 petals) with a central button eye. They offer a nice contrast with the glossy, leathery, deep green foliage and exude a very good 'Old Rose' fragrance. Abundantly produced over a long blooming season, 'Bishop's Castle' forms a versatile and very attractive rounded shrub (introduced by David Austin in 2007).
- Blooming in flushes from late spring to fall, this rose is an excellent repeat bloomer
- Grows up to 4 feet tall (120 cm) and 3 feet across (90 cm).
- Featuring a lovely, neat, rounded and bushy habit, this ravishing rose bush is a superb addition to beds and borders, planted with roses or other shrubs and perennials. Vigorous, it would also make an excellent choice in terms of flowering hedge. Plant it where you will be able to enjoy its perfume daily: near a doorway, along a path, near your patio or deck. Excellent cut flowers.
- Best grown in full sun in rich, fertile, well-drained soils with adequate moisture.
- This rose was named after the small town 'Bishop’s Castle' whose castle was built in 1087 to protect the English border.
Requirements
Hardiness | 5 – 9 |
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Heat Zones | 1 – 12 |
Climate Zones | 1, 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 | Roses, Shrubs |
Plant Family | Rosa – English Roses, Rosa – Shrub Roses, Rosa – Roses |
Exposure | Full Sun |
Season of Interest | Spring (Late)Summer (Early,Mid,Late)Fall |
Height | 3' – 4' (90cm – 120cm) |
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 | Beds and Borders, Hedges and Screens |
Garden Styles | City and Courtyard, Informal and Cottage |