David Austin Rose

The David Austin rose is recognized as one of the most beautiful, attractive and well known species of rose in the world. You may also hear these roses referred to as English roses. They are old-fashioned in appearance with voluminous blossoms. These roses are hybrids cultivated by their namesake in the 1960s. You will find that these roses feature the best features of old rose species with those of newer species. Like most roses, those by David Austin have distinctive names. They are named for famous characters, phrases, places and animals.