Constance Spry (Rose)

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Constance Spry
Synonyms AUSfirst, AUStance
Constance Spry
group English rose
origin England
breeder Graham Scott Thomas, David CH Austin
Launch 1961
ancestry

Cross of
' Belle Isis ' × ' Dainty Maid '

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).

Rose 'Constance Spry'

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

Web links

Commons : Rosa 'Constance Spry'  album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ David Austin: English Roses - Tradition and Beauty , DuMont Cologne 1996, ISBN 3-7701-3267-X , p. 92
  2. ^ 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
  3. ↑ Heidi Howcroft: Tea & Roses: Stories about life in the garden paradise England , Deutsche Verlagsanstalt 2010, ISBN 978-3-6410-4788-7
  4. ^ 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
  5. ^ Royal Horticultural Society: What Plant Where Encyclopedia , Dorling Kindersley Ltd. 2013, ISBN 978-1-4093-8297-3 , p. 176
  6. ↑ David Austin: Rose Handbook 2012/13 , 40th Edition, Albrighton 2013, p. 12
  7. ^ David Austin Roses: AGM roses , accessed March 7, 2014
  8. ↑ 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  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.rhs.org.uk