Botanical Name: Rosa 'Ausbord'
Description: The flowers of this rose start as perfect little scrolled buds and soon open into the most beautiful, large, rosette-shaped flowers of rich glowing pink.  The growth is upright and vigorous and in every way reliable.  The most outstanding characteristic of this lovely rose is its beautiful and perfectly-balanced Old Rose scent.  This is often described as being the quintessential old rose fragrance.  The foliage and growth are similar to that of a Portland Rose, with the typical Portland widely-spaced leaflets.  It forms a medium sized shrub which is robust and free flowering.  Gertrude Jekyll was a famous garden designer, who has had a profound effect on the style of English gardens of the present day.  4.5 ft. x 3.5 ft. as a shrub or 8 ft. climber.  In the hottest areas of the US (zones 9 or higher), this rose may repeat flower less well than in cooler areas.  To maintain as a shrub in warmer zones we recommend summer pruning.