Tess of the d'Urbervilles®

This rose's location in the garden is NW 07.

• Classification: Shrub, (grown as climber)
  
• Flower Color: dark red
• Flower Size:  4 inches
• Flower Form: very double, cupped, borne in small clusters
• Petal Count: 70
• Fragrance: moderate
• Repeat Bloomer:  yes
• Foliage: dark green, semi-glossy
• Plant Height: 4 feet  
• Plant Width:  4.5 feet
• Growth Habit: branching
• Disease Resistant: yes
• Hybridizer: David Austin Roses, Ltd. (U.K.)
• Registered: 1999 (U.K.)
• Parentage: ‘The Squire’ x seedling  
• ARS* Rating:  8.1 (a solid to very good rose)
  *American Rose Society Rating

Awards:

• None

 
Notes:

• This rose is named after the famous 19th century English novel, Tess of the d’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy. 
  
  
• “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 www.davidaustinroses.com