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DESDEMONA (Auskindling)

Peachy pink buds open to beautiful, white, chalice-shaped blooms, with a pinkish hue. The incurved petals create an arresting interplay of light and shadow. The strong Old Rose fragrance has hints of almond blossom, cucumber and lemon zest. It forms a most attractive neat, rounded, bushy shrub. Named after the tragic heroine of Shakespeare’s Othello. David Austin,

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Peachy pink buds open to beautiful, white, chalice-shaped blooms, with a pinkish hue. The incurved petals create an arresting interplay of light and shadow. The strong Old Rose fragrance has hints of almond blossom, cucumber and lemon zest. It forms a most attractive neat, rounded, bushy shrub. Named after the tragic heroine of Shakespeare’s Othello. David Austin, 2015.

Characteristics

  • Family:

    English Shrub Rose

  • Fragrance Strength:

    Strong

  • Flowering:

    Repeat Flowering

  • Fragrance Notes:

    Old Rose

  • Colour:

    White

    Origin Of Name

    Desdemona is the tragic heroine of William Shakespeare’s Othello.

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