• Desdemona
  • Desdemona
  • Desdemona
  • Desdemona
Best For Fragrance
  • Desdemona
  • Desdemona
  • Desdemona
  • Desdemona

Desdemona

(Auskindling) English Standard Tree Rose Bred By David Austin
PAT. PP30054

Best For Flowering

Best For Fragrance

Colour: White
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Fragrance: Strong, Old Rose
Breeder: David Austin
Bloom Size: Medium

Peachy pink buds open to beautiful, white, chalice-shaped blooms, with a pinkish hue at the earliest stage of flowering. The incurved petals create an arresting interplay of light and shadow. Read more

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WHAT IS A BARE ROOT ROSE? Seasonal bare root roses are shipped without soil or foliage. Best planted between January to May, depending on your hardiness zone, they will bloom come summer. A sustainable way of planting; they are cost effective and great for mass planting.
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bare root rose

bare root rose

WHAT IS A BARE ROOT ROSE? Seasonal bare root roses are shipped without soil or foliage. Best planted between January to May, depending on your hardiness zone, they will bloom come summer. A sustainable way of planting; they are cost effective and great for mass planting.
$70.00
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Description

Peachy pink buds open to beautiful, white, chalice-shaped blooms, with a pinkish hue at the earliest stage of flowering. 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 neat, rounded, bushy head of growth. Named after the tragic heroine of Shakespeare’s Othello.

Characteristics

Colour: White BLOOM COLOR Color may vary depending on growing conditions. Color 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, Old Rose
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 Standard Tree Rose
Breeder: David Austin
Year of Introduction: 2015
Suitable for zones: Zones 5-11
Petal Count: 52 petals

Ideal For

Growing Conditions

East, South, West Facing
All soil types
Full Sunlight

Origin of Name

Named after the tragic heroine of Shakespeare’s Othello.