Common Name:
Scout’s Honour Rose
Description:
Rose ‘Scout’s Honour’ is an elegant garden rose valued for its large, creamy-toned blooms and classic rose form. The flowers are full and beautifully layered, opening from pointed buds into lush, softly cupped blooms that create a refined and sophisticated display in the garden. The creamy colour gives this rose a soft, timeless quality that pairs easily with a wide range of planting schemes, from formal rose gardens to relaxed cottage-style borders. Blooming in repeat flushes from spring through summer and into autumn, it provides a long season of colour and visual interest. The plant forms a neat, upright shrub with healthy green foliage that highlights the pale blooms. In Melbourne’s climate, ‘Scout’s Honour’ thrives in full sun with well-drained, fertile soil and benefits from regular feeding, mulching, and annual pruning to encourage strong growth and abundant flowering. Its elegant blooms also make it a lovely addition to cutting gardens where the flowers can be enjoyed indoors.
Form:
*Shrub - Medium
Mature Size:
Height: 1.2–1.5 m
Width: 1–1.2 m
Aspect:
*Full Sun
Flowering:
*Flowers in Spring
*Flowers in Summer
*Flowers in Autumn
Flower Colour:
Cream
Key Attributes:
*Suitable for Pots
*Scented flowers
*Bee Attracting
*Perennial
*Suitable for Cut Flowers
*Suitable for Formal Gardens
*Repeat flowering
*Suitable for Cottage Gardens
Toxicity:
May be mildly toxic to pets (particularly dogs and cats) if ingested and may cause gastrointestinal irritation. Thorns may also cause physical injury.
Companion Plants:
Lavender
Salvia
Catmint (Nepeta)
Geranium (Cranesbill)
Gaura
Alchemilla mollis (Lady’s Mantle)
