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Eglantyne, Austin 1994, breeding: seedling X Mary Rose

Eglantyne is another of the newer Austin pink roses, introduced in 1994. It is supposed to make a shapely shrub about 3.5 feet tall, but in the Pacific Northwest it is likely that it will get quite a bit bigger than that. (St. Swithun, a similar cultivar, has gotten to be about 6 feet tall in my garden!)

The blooms are very large and quite double, and have a strong sweet scent, as so many of the Austin roses do.

Eglantyne was photographed in the display gardens of Heirloom Old Garden Roses, St. Paul, Oregon

ARS merit rating: not yet assigned
Personal merit rating: 8.0
Hardiness: USDA zones 5 to 8, possibly zone 4 in a protected location.
Shrub size: uncertain, but likely 3 to 5 feet in height
Fragrance: 4.0 Tea-like scent

Abraham Darby	Gertrude Jekyll	St. Swithun
Charlotte*	Graham Thomas	Sharifa Asma*
Claire Rose*	Jayne Austin*	Sweet Juliet*
Constance Spry*	John Clare	Teasing Georgia
Country Living	Jude the Obscure*	The Prince
Eglantyne*	Mayor of Casterbridge	Tradescant
Evelyn	Othello*	William Shakespeare
Fair Bianca	Prospero	William Shakespeare 2000
Geoff Hamilton	St. Cecelia