Tag: England

Heritage English Roses

The Heritage group of English roses are plants that have been blooming in England before 1869. There are several old heritage types from which all contemporary English rose blooms are bred. One of the oldest of roses is the Alabas which grow on shrubs and have clusters of white or light pink flowers. They were brought to Britain by the Romans. They have blue leaves […]

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All About David Austen English Roses

English Roses are technically a type of hybrid rose that was introduced in 1969 by a rose grower named David Austin. This is a hybrid of old English roses (that were grown before 1867) with smaller modern roses. Therefore he began mating varieties of roses such as Hybrids, Floribundas and Grandifloras with smaller contemporary tea roses. The David Austin English rose hybrids are known for […]