DAVID AUSTIN ROSES – Carolyn Knight
We find that the occasional variety will, after a few years, produce a sport – in other words a plant that varies in just one characteristic, usually colour. Here, ‘Summer Song’, has sported from its usual striking burnt orange colour to a distinctive shade of soft gold. At the bud stage the colour is a most beautiful shade of apricot complete with a lovely pink flush. All other characteristics are the same as ‘Summer Song’. The young flowers are quite rounded opening up into large, fully double, cup-shaped flowers which hang gracefully on the stem. The sweet, warm honey fragrance has a remarkable depth and complexity. Each flower is subtly different with varying hints of almond, myrrh, blackcurrant and tea.
Additional Information
Colour: Soft gold
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Fragrance: Strong, Myrrh/Tea
Bloom Size: Large
Family: English Shrub Rose
Size: Medium Shrub
Ultimate height: 4 1/2ft (140cm)
Ultimate spread: 3 1/2ft (110cm)
Breeder: David Austin
Year of Introduction: 2013
