Evelyn An exceptionally lovely apricot blend David Austin rose, illustrated here
with many lovely pictures and comment from the gardener.
Evelyn. AUSsaucer, David Austin 1991,Class.Shrub rose, apricot blend, fruity fragrance
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Rosa Evelyn from David Austin. . Bred from Tamora x Graham Thomas we see the typical Austin cupped /rosette form in the progeny. These pictures are all taken in Christine's garden, Reno NV. Her comments below.
Evelyn is known for the beauty of the blooms, for their fragrance and
for being stingy with sharing them. The plant has a neat vase shape at
the base, then reaches both up and out. In my garden, it grows to about
seven feet tall with some canes spreading about the same width. Basals
are produced readily, and throw candelabras of bloom - bearing huge,
lush, drooping panicles of apricot-pink blossoms. Older canes tend to
bloom with single buds, or in twos and threes.
Evelyn Rose Bush #p5210113
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Here we have an Evelyn rose bush pictured here in a garden setting. The blooms are large and a bush in full bloom has magnetic appeal. The yellow rose Easy Going and the yellow native columbine also feature in these photographs.
My spring bloom on Evelyn is simply gorgeous, and repeat is quite good.
This is particularly fortunate as it was planted for two reasons - first
that I love the look and the color of the blooms, and second that it
honors a dear, departed friend of the same name. It would be a sad
affair if looking at this memorial rose gave a bittersweet mix of
pleasure and disappointment, but not so here. Not at all.
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So many Austins are great garden roses in some climates, yet not in
others - it is likely that this is yet another of the Austins which
really need winter cold to perform well. So while many gardeners call
Evelyn a diva, in my climate Evelyn truly is divine.
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And finally, a cluster of Evelyn, hopefully capturing the allure of this lovely rose
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