Plantsman determined to breed a flower that combined the shape and fragrance of Old Roses with the modern Hybrid Tea variety
David Austin, who has died aged 92, put romance back into roses. A quintessential Englishman, he was a farmer’s son from Shropshire who created what we now think of as the quintessential English rose.
Austin was in the right place at the right time, but crucially he had the skills and the vision to take advantage of his opportunities. His idea was quite simple: he wanted to breed a rose that combined the rosette-shaped flowers and fragrance of Old Roses such as gallicas, albas and damasks, with the repeat-flowering characteristics of Hybrid Tea roses such as the bestselling Peace. While that might sound straightforward, it was to take him decades to achieve his goal.
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