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Sir John Betjeman™

The medium pink colored David Austin shrub rose named Sir John Betjeman.
This rose's location in the garden is W 3.
This rose's location in the garden is W 3.
  • Classification: Shrub   
  • Flower Color:  medium pink
  • Flower Size:  3 inches
  • Flower Form: dome-shaped blooms in small clusters
  • Petal Count: 130
  • Fragrance: light
  • Repeat Bloomer:  yes
  • Foliage: forest green  
  • Plant Height: 5 feet  
  • Plant Width:  4 feet
  • Growth Habit: bushy
  • Disease Resistant: yes
  • Hybridizer: David Austin Roses, Ltd. (U.K.)
  • Registered: 2009 (U.K.)
  • Parentage: not yet released  
  • ARS* Rating:  8.2 (a solid to very good rose)
    *American Rose Society Rating

Awards: 
  • None
 
Notes:
  • “Betjeman's daughter, Mrs. Candida Lycett Green and The Betjeman Society asked us to name this rose after the well-known writer, journalist and broadcaster. He also opened people’s eyes to the value of the buildings and landscape around them. At the time of his death, in 1984, he held the post of Poet Laureate and is commemorated in Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey.” --- “Sir John Betjeman” at davidaustin.com.

  • “David Austin (1926-2018) created his first rose, ‘Constance Spry’, in 1961.  Industry professionals said nobody would buy these ‘old fashioned roses,’ so he ignored his detractors and sold his roses to the public himself, using his own kitchen table in Shropshire as his distribution center.  By 1969 David had refined the breeding process and launched his first range of repeat-flowering ‘English Roses’, the name he coined for his ground-breaking varieties that fused the old with the new. --- “Discover More About David Austin” at davidaustin.com.
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