Constance Spry (Rose)
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Synonyms | AUSfirst, AUStance |
group | English rose |
origin | England |
breeder | Graham Scott Thomas, David CH Austin |
Launch | 1961 |
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List of rose varieties |
The rose variety Constance Spry , syn. 'AUSfirst', 'AUStance' is the first English rose that was bred by David Austin in collaboration with Graham Thomas (Sunningdale Nurseries) in 1961. It is a descendant of the Gallica rose Belle Isis and the Floribunda rose Dainty Maid . It is considered the archetypal English rose. It was named after the English florist Constance Spry (1886 to 1960).
education
The large, spherical to goblet-shaped, loosely filled flowers smell intensely like myrrh like a tea rose . The outer petals are colored pale pink, while the inner leaves are characterized by a deep dark pink color. The approximately 13 cm large flowers appear in small, long-stemmed clusters on slightly overhanging branches.
'Constance Spry' forms a large shrub with slender shoots that are covered with numerous small spines and gray-green leaves. In Central European latitudes, the rose is about 1.80 m high and 1.80 m wide. In addition, it is particularly suitable for growing as a climbing rose. Then the rose can grow up to 3.5 m. The non- remounting rose blooms profusely in early summer and is hardy . The plant is sometimes susceptible to soot and powdery mildew .
The shrub rose is suitable for planting cottage gardens , formal gardens and flower borders and can be found in many rosaries . 'Constance Spry' is often used to plant trellises and rose arches. The plantings of this rose in the garden of Mottisfont Abbey are famous .
Awards
The 'Constance Spry' was awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit in 1993.
literature
- Charles & Brigid Quest-Ritson: Roses: The Great Encyclopedia. With 2000 varieties. Translation by Susanne Bonn. Royal Horticultural Society, Dorling Kindersley Verlag, 2010, ISBN 3-8310-1734-4 , p. 104
- David Austin: The English Roses , Octopus Publishing Ltd. 2011, ISBN 978-1-8409-1554-9
- David Austin: The magic of a queen. Franckh-Kosmos Stuttgart 2012, ISBN 3-440-13444-X
- David Austin: English Roses - Tradition and Beauty , DuMont Cologne 1996, ISBN 3-7701-3267-X , p. 92
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Individual evidence
- ↑ David Austin: English Roses - Tradition and Beauty , DuMont Cologne 1996, ISBN 3-7701-3267-X , p. 92
- ^ Charles & Brigid Quest-Ritson: Roses: The Great Encyclopedia. With 2000 varieties. Translation by Susanne Bonn. Royal Horticultural Society, Dorling Kindersley Verlag, 2010, ISBN 3-8310-1734-4 , p. 104
- ↑ Heidi Howcroft: Tea & Roses: Stories about life in the garden paradise England , Deutsche Verlagsanstalt 2010, ISBN 978-3-6410-4788-7
- ^ Charles & Brigid Quest-Ritson: Roses: The Great Encyclopedia. With 2000 varieties. Translation by Susanne Bonn. Royal Horitculural Society, Dorling Kindersley Verlag, 2010, ISBN 3-8310-1734-4 , p. 104
- ^ Royal Horticultural Society: What Plant Where Encyclopedia , Dorling Kindersley Ltd. 2013, ISBN 978-1-4093-8297-3 , p. 176
- ↑ David Austin: Rose Handbook 2012/13 , 40th Edition, Albrighton 2013, p. 12
- ^ David Austin Roses: AGM roses , accessed March 7, 2014
- ↑ Complete list of AGM plants ( Memento of the original from June 8, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , P. 74