Gertrude Jekyll (Rose)
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| group | English rose |
| origin | England |
| breeder | Austin |
| Breeding year | 1986 |
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The English rose Gertrude Jekyll is a modern, frequent flowering shrub rose with a lovely, strong fragrance that David CH Austin bred in 1986 from the varieties Wife of Bath and Comte de Chambord - a popular Portland rose . It is dedicated to the English gardener Gertrude Jekyll (1843–1932).
Gertrude Jekyll has a bright, dark pink flower, its up to 11 cm large, flat flower is densely filled. The flowers appear in clusters of three to five. The foliage has long, pointed leaves and is gray-green; the shoots are heavily covered with spines. The rose forms a strongly growing shrub with a height of 1.5 m.
See also
literature
- David CH Austin : The magic of English roses. Munich 2000, ISBN 3-405-15770-6
- David CH Austin: English roses - tradition and beauty. Cologne 1994, ISBN 3-7701-3267-X , p. 106
Web links
Commons : Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll' - album with pictures, videos and audio files
- Scented roses at www.welt-der-rosen.de
- Portrait on www.rosenfoto.de