Gertrude Jekyll Rose
Gertrude jekyll is a shade tolerant and repeat flowering rose.
Gertrude jekyll rose. What is a 2 quart potted rose. Gertrude jekyll rose will perform well in full sun part shade and even in dappled shade or along a bright north facing wall. 2 quart potted roses are available in spring april may and fall september october in all zones. Fabulously scented with an old rose fragrance english rose gertrude jekyll produces clusters of the most beautiful large fully double flowers of rich glowing pink.
29 november 1843 8 december 1932 was a british horticulturist garden designer craftswoman photographer writer and artist. Buy gertrude jekyll from david austin with a 5 year guarantee and expert aftercare. She created over 400 gardens in the united kingdom europe and the united states and wrote over 1000 articles for magazines such as country life and william robinsons the garden. Gertrude jekyll d i k el jee kel.
Buy gertrude jekyll from david austin with a 5 year guarantee and expert aftercare. Survives winters in halifax area and along the south shore of nova scotia usda zone 6. However gertrude jekylls roses tend to have a deeper pink center rather than a uniform pink coloring. Fairly versatile it may be grown as an upright and bushy.
Buy gertrude jekyll from david austin with a 5 year guarantee and expert aftercare. Gertrude jekyll rose has for serious weaknesses. Gertrude jekyll is a fabulous climber rose that will grow in most positions or a large container. If you buy her for her fragrance yes she is the right rose for you.
Delicately coloured buds open to form perfectly shaped large rosette blooms of rich deep pink wonderfully strong sweet heady fragranced flowers rapidly repeat flowers in long flushes with excellent disease resistance. She advocated incorporating roses in mixed borders and created over 400 picturesque gardens in the uk europe and america. Its fat pink eye catching buds open into large cup shaped blooms with the petals arranged in a clear spiral pattern and a magnificent fragrance. Rosa gertrude jekyll is a hardy english shrub rose bred partly from the old portland variety madame knorr.
Vigorous and reliable it truly deserves a spot where its strong rich perfume can be appreciated. This beauty is considered one of the finest creations of david austin. First she is a stingy bloomer. Studying gertrude jekylls form and scent her traits are certainly similar to that of her parent rose the portland damask comte de chambord from 1858 which also has a strong fragrance and full pink blossoms.
Her productivity can vary according to climates and the length of time you are willing to give her. Strong old rose fragrance. Buy gertrude jekyll from david austin with a 5 year guarantee and expert aftercare. Gertrude jekyll was a famous garden designer and author who has had a profound effect on the style of english gardens of the present day.