Rosa ‘William Shakespeare’

Family : Rosaceae

Class : Modern Shrub Rose

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Text and pictures © Giuseppe Mazza

 

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English translation by Peter Thompson

 

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English rose created by David Austin, in England, in 1987.

Double flowers, crimson red with the strong fragrance of the Damask rose.

Variety denomination : AUSroyal

Parentage :

‘The Squire’ × ‘Mary Rose’

Awards :

2000 - Marion Garden Club : Classic Shrub Rose

2000 - Southampton Rose Society : Modern Shrub Rose

2001 - Forest City Rose Society : Shrub

2001 - Southampton Rose Society : Modern Shrub Rose

 
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