Rose - Teasing Georgia

Common Name:
Teasing Georgia Rose

Description:
Teasing Georgia is a breathtaking English rose developed by David Austin, celebrated for its rich golden-yellow blooms with outer petals that fade to a soft buttery cream. The deeply cupped flowers are full of old-world charm, forming large, many-petalled rosettes that appear repeatedly from late spring into autumn. Its fragrance is strong and sophisticated—mainly tea-scented with hints of sweetness. This rose is highly versatile, growing either as a robust shrub or trained as a climber on walls, arches, or trellises. In Melbourne, it thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, displaying good disease resistance and vigorous growth. Its dark green foliage forms a dense backdrop, highlighting the brilliance of the blooms. Teasing Georgia brings warmth and elegance to both formal and informal garden designs and rewards gardeners with long-lasting, fragrant flowers across the season.

Form:
Climber
Shrub - Large (if left free-standing)

Mature Size:
Height: 1.5 to 2 metres as a shrub
Height: 2.5 to 3 metres as a climber
Width: 1.5 to 2 metres

Aspect:
Full Sun
Part Shade

Flowering:
Flowers in Spring
Flowers in Summer
Flowers in Autumn

Flower Colour:
Golden Yellow
Buttery Cream
Soft Yellow

Key Attributes:
Suitable for Pots (when pruned as shrub)
Disease Resistant
Scented flowers
Bee Attracting
Perennial
Suitable for Hedging (tall hedge)
Suitable for Espalier
Suitable for Archways and Trellises

Toxicity:
May be mildly toxic to pets if ingested (due to thorns and foliage); generally considered low risk.

Companion Plants:
Lavender
Clematis (interplanted climber)
Nepeta (Catmint)
Foxglove (Digitalis)
Geranium (Cranesbill)