English Shrub RoseRosa ‘Alnwick’
Synonyms: Alnwick Castle, AUSgrab
Another in the long list of beautiful roses brought to us by David Austin. This rose is really a nice shade of pink and has a fruity fragrance to go with the color. Here are some facts on Alnwick:
Breeder/Introduction: David Austin (UK) 2001. Introduced by David Austin Roses Limited
Petal Count: 41
Parentage: Seedling × AUSgold
Height: 48 inches (122 cm)
This rose is named after the 700 year old Alnwick Castle, Which some people may recognize as the setting for some of the Harry Potter (The Philosopher's Stone, The Chamber of Secrets) and other movies. The gardens have been restored and look magnificent from the pictures.
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Today’s bonus flower is an Orchid bud.
Asian Corsage Orchid
Cymbidium
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14 comments:
Just received my David Austin catalog on Friday, I want one of each and for a few I want more! Beautiful roses.
The rose is absolutely beautiful!
Beautiful Rose. I have several Austins in my garden.
That's gorgeous!
My flower, have a blessed Sunday!
Linda a sua rosa, adoro rosas, são maravilhosas.
Sua rosa é linda, e o botão de orquídea é muito bonito também! Você tem muitas fotos maravilhosas em seu blog.
How gorgeous!
Have a great week ahead.
Regina
Beautiful flowers and a very informative post too.
A very beautiful, romantic rose. And the orchid---wow.
Enjoy the Droid and the road trip!
Very pretty pink flowers.
Lovely rose! I can almost smell its sweet scent!!
Thank you for the comments!
Beautiful rose! And the photo of the orchid bus is outstanding!
All the best for your road trip!
Gorgeous pictures...they make my heart sing. I love flowers and visiting this blog warms my heart!
Thanks so much!
Lisa
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