Wife of Bath (Rose)
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| Synonyms | AUSbath |
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| group | English rose |
| origin | England |
| breeder | David Austin |
| Breeding year | 1969 |
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The English Rose Wife of Bath , syn. 'Glücksburg' and 'AUSbath', is a frequently blooming, modern shrub rose with a strong, sweet scent of myrrh , which David CH Austin 1969 from the pink tea hybrid 'Mme Caroline Testout' (Pernet-Ducher 1890) and a cross of the floribunda rose ' Ma Perkins' (Boerner 1952) and his first English rose 'Constance Spry ' (Austin 1961). It is named after a character from Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury tales . One of the first ever English roses to flower frequently, it is one of Austin's most popular varieties.
'Wife of Bath' blooms pink from red buds; Its up to 7 cm large, flat flower with numerous petals in the center becomes lighter on the outside. The flowers appear in clusters of 3–9 throughout summer. The shrub, which grows about 1.20 m high, is described as robust and has small, medium-green leaves. The variety is also suitable for planting in pots and as a cut rose.
literature
- Charles & Brigid Quest-Ritson: Roses: The Great Encyclopedia / The Royal Horticultural Society; Translation by Susanne Bonn; Editor: Agnes Pahler; Starnberg: Dorling Kindersley, 2004, p. 422, ISBN 3-8310-0590-7
- David Austin: English roses - tradition and beauty , DuMont Cologne 1996, ISBN 3-7701-3267-X , p. 141
