Rose - Lady of Shalott

Common Name:
Lady of Shalott Rose

Description:
The Lady of Shalott Rose, introduced by renowned English breeder David Austin in 2009, is a strikingly beautiful and robust shrub rose celebrated for its warm, apricot-orange flowers with salmon-pink outer petals and a golden-yellow reverse. The blooms are chalice-shaped, made up of around 60 petals, and carry a strong tea fragrance laced with notes of spiced apple and cloves. This rose flowers repeatedly from late spring through to autumn, offering a long season of colour and scent. It has a bushy, arching form and is especially valued for its strong disease resistance and vigorous growth. The foliage starts as a coppery bronze before maturing to a rich, glossy green. Well-suited to Melbourne’s temperate climate, it performs best in full sun but can tolerate partial shade, and it adapts well to a variety of garden settings including beds, borders, and large pots.

Form:

• Shrub - Medium

Mature Size:

• Height: 1.2 to 1.5 metres

• Width: 1.2 to 1.5 metres

Aspect:

• Full Sun

• Part Shade

Flowering:

• Flowers in Spring

• Flowers in Summer

• Flowers in Autumn

Flower Colour:

• Apricot-Orange

• Salmon-Pink

• Golden-Yellow (reverse)

Key Attributes:

• Suitable for Pots

• Disease Resistant

• Scented Flowers

• Bee Attracting

• Perennial

• Suitable for Hedging

• Can be trained as a Short Climber

Toxicity:

• Non-toxic to humans, cats, and dogs

Companion Plants:

• Salvia

• Catmint (Nepeta)

• Foxglove (Digitalis)

• Lavender

• Delphinium