The Ingenious Mr. Fairchild

(Austijus) English Shrub Rose Bred By David Austin
Colour: Fuchsia
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Fragrance: Medium, Fruity
Size: Large Shrub 140cm 125cm
Bloom Size: Medium

Deeply cupped flowers, filled with crisp, upstanding, fuchsia petals. The fruity rose fragrance has hints of raspberry, peach and mint. A well-rounded, mounded shrub, its flowers nicely poised on its branches. Read more

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 bare root rose

bare root rose

WHAT IS A BARE ROOT ROSE? Seasonal bare root roses are delivered in plastic free packaging without soil or foliage. Best planted from November to April they will bloom come summer. A sustainable way of planting; they are cost effective and great for mass planting.
€23,95

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 bare root rose

bare root rose

WHAT IS A BARE ROOT ROSE? Seasonal bare root roses are delivered in plastic free packaging without soil or foliage. Best planted from November to April they will bloom come summer. A sustainable way of planting; they are cost effective and great for mass planting.
€23,95

Save 10% when you buy three of the same bareroot rose or three of the same potted rose

Description

Deeply cupped flowers, filled with crisp, upstanding, fuchsia petals. The fruity rose fragrance has hints of raspberry, peach and mint. A well-rounded, mounded shrub, its flowers nicely poised on its branches. Named after Thomas Fairchild, who made the first recorded flower hybrid. David Austin, 2003.

Characteristics

Colour: Fuchsia 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: Medium, Fruity
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: Large 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. 140cm 125cm
Breeder: David Austin
Year of Introduction: 2003

Growing Conditions

East, South, West Facing
All soil types
Full Sunlight

Origin of Name

Named after Thomas Fairchild, who made the first recorded flower hybrid in 1720. This was a cross between a Sweet William and a carnation, which became known as ‘Fairchild’s mule’. With thanks to Michael Leapman for the name, which was the title of his excellent biography on Thomas Fairchild.