• Scepter'd Isle
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  • Scepter'd Isle
  • Scepter'd Isle
  • Scepter'd Isle
Best For Fragrance
  • Scepter'd Isle
  • Scepter'd Isle
  • Scepter'd Isle
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Scepter'd Isle

(Ausland) English Shrub Rose Bred By David Austin

Best For Flowering

Best For Fragrance

Colour: Light pink
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Fragrance: Strong, Myrrh
Size: Medium Shrub 1.25m - 1.75m 1.25m - 1.75m
Bloom Size: Medium

This pretty rose bears numerous cupped flowers, each with yellow stamens. They are a lovely light pink, becoming paler on the outer petals, and have a powerful myrrh fragrance. Read more

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Description

This pretty rose bears numerous cupped flowers, each with yellow stamens. They are a lovely light pink, becoming paler on the outer petals, and have a powerful myrrh fragrance. It forms an elegant, upright shrub, its blooms held gracefully above the foliage. The name is taken from John of Gaunt’s speech, expressing his love for England, in Shakespeare’s Richard II. David Austin, 1996.

Characteristics

Colour: Light pink BLOOM COLOUR Colour may vary depending on growing conditions. Colour fade is a characteristic of some varieties.
Flowering: Repeat Flowering REPEAT or ONCE FLOWERING? REPEAT FLOWERING roses flower in flushes from late spring through to early winter. ONCE FLOWERING roses only produce a single flush of blooms lasting 3 to 4 weeks in mid summer
Fragrance: Strong, Myrrh
Bloom Size: Medium BLOOM SIZE GUIDE Bloom size varies over the life cycle of each bloom. Measurements refer to the average diameter of a bloom at its prime. LARGE BLOOM: 3.5-5" MEDIUM BLOOM: 2-3.5" SMALL BLOOM 1-2"
Family: English Shrub Rose
Size: Medium Shrub SIZE GUIDE All measurements are approximate 'height x width' and refer to a 3 year old established rose, pruned once annually, measured during the first flush of flowers in June. 1.25m - 1.75m 1.25m - 1.75m
Breeder: David Austin
Year of Introduction: 1996

Ideal For

Growing Conditions

North, East, South, West Facing
All soil types
Full Sunlight
Partial Sunlight

Origin of Name

The name comes from John of Gaunt’s speech expressing his love for England in Shakespeare’s Richard II.