Rosa Benjamin Britten (English Rose)

Noteworthy for its powerful contrast in the garden, this fabulously colored English rose, introduced by David Austin in 2001, combines beauty, fragrance, a remarkably long-blooming season, and high resistance to diseases.

Adding excitement to the garden with its striking and unusual coloring, English Rose ‘Benjamin Britten’ (Ausencart) features deeply-cupped, double blossoms that open as a deep salmon pink and change to slightly cupped rosettes of a pure saturated pink-red. Borne on gracefully arching stems, and clothed in shiny, deep green leaves, it has a strong, fruity fragrance that makes it a superb cut flower.

• Blooming in flushes from late spring to fall, it provides a charming display – a feast for the eyes. Combined with Geranium Johnson’s Blue’s large, blue-violet blossoms, it looks irresistible!
• Featuring a bushy, upright habit, this ravishing and vigorous shrub is an excellent repeat bloomer whose striking beauty allows it to be treated as a specimen plant in the landscape. It is also a superb addition to the border and makes a lovely flowering hedge. Its medium size allows it to fit small gardens and makes it perfectly suited to container planting.
• Grows up to 4 feet tall (120 cm) and 3 feet across (90 cm). Ideal as a short climber as it can grow up to 8-10 feet tall (240-300 cm)
• Best grown in full sun or partial shade in rich, fertile, with adequate moisture, well-drained soils.
• Summer pruning will help to maintain the height and encourage quicker repeat flowering.
• This rose was named to commemorate the life and work of the famous English composer, conductor, and performer.
• David Austin’s English Roses combine Old Roses’ flower forms and perfume with the color range and repeat-flowering habits of modern roses. As a Rose breeder, David Austin’s achievement is marrying the romantic “English Rose” look with reliable garden performance, vigorous growth, full bushes, disease resistance, and prolific season-long bloom. Over 200 English Roses have been released since 1961, many receiving the highest rewards.