Rosa Gertrude Jekyll - English Shrub Rose

The English rose Gertrude Jekyll is truly enchanting. The deep pink flowers first appear as regular conical buds, then open into cups filled with petals that are so perfectly spiralled that you could believe the roses came straight from an artist's pencil. These petals emit a powerful fragrance reminiscent of old-fashioned roses. Rose Gertrude Jekyll repeat flowering, providing you with flowers until the start of autumn.

This is a hardy and vigorous rose can be trained as a climbing plant or a spreading bush, the important thing is to place it where you can sell it, as its fragrance is a true pleasure. Don't hesitate to combine it with other roses as well as perennials for unique mixes. The colour of its roses will bring just the right amount of sparkle to your flowerbeds.

Gertrude Jekyll is the name of an exceptional woman who left her mark on horticulture in the last century. A passionate artist in photography and painting, and later a landscape designer, she created over 400 gardens in many countries. She earned her place in a very male-dominated world, a fitting tribute that David Austin dedicates one of his roses to her.

Bred by David Austin in 1986