Rose - Skylark

Common Name:
Rose 'Skylark'

Description:
Rose 'Skylark' is a delightful English shrub rose bred by David Austin, admired for its informal charm and continuous flowering. It produces medium-sized, semi-double blooms in a soft, glowing pink, each flower opening wide to reveal a golden cluster of stamens that attract bees and other pollinators. The flowers carry a fresh, fruity fragrance with hints of citrus. Blooming begins in late spring and continues almost continuously throughout summer and autumn, making it one of the most free-flowering English roses. Its growth habit is naturally bushy and rounded, with graceful stems and healthy mid-green foliage, well-suited to informal borders or cottage-style gardens. In Melbourne, 'Skylark' performs best in full sun with fertile, well-drained soil, offering colour, perfume, and pollinator-friendly blooms for much of the year.

Form:
Shrub - Medium
Shrub - Clumping / Grass-like / Mounding

Mature Size:
Height: 1.0 – 1.2 m
Width: 1.0 – 1.2 m

Aspect:
Full Sun
Part Shade

Flowering:
Flowers in Spring
Flowers in Summer
Flowers in Autumn
Flowers almost continuously throughout the season

Flower Colour:
Soft pink
Warm glowing pink tones

Key Attributes:
Suitable for Pots
Disease Resistant
Scented flowers
Perennial
Bee Attracting
Repeat Flowering
Low Maintenance

Toxicity:
Not considered toxic. Thorns may cause injury if mishandled.

Companion Plants:
Lavender
Catmint (Nepeta)
Salvia
Geranium (Cranesbill)
Campanula
Lamb’s Ear (Stachys byzantina)