Constance Spry was the first rose bred by David C.H. Austin to be released, in 1961. Developed at a time when the hybrid tea rose was the most usual style marketed to gardeners, it renewed the popularity of a more old fashioned type of rose. The rose is named after educator and florist Constance Spry.
A cross between the pink floribunda, Dainty Maid, and the gallica rose, Belle Isis, the fully double flowers are cupped and globular in shape; a pale pink on the outside, and a deeper, darker pink within. Growing between 8.5 to 20 feet (larger in warmer areas) and described as a "lanky grower" it can be grown as a climber or large shrub. Constance Spry flowers only once a year and is noted for its strong, distinctive "myrhh like" scent, a characteristic inherited by many of its descendants
Despite its only once a year flowering, the charm of its old fashioned appearance proved popular enough to prove there was a market for "reproduction" style roses, and Austin continued his breeding program. Constance Spry was further crossed with both modern and older roses, resulting in the fully remontant Wife of Bath (1969) and Chaucer (1970), from which many of his later roses descended.
It was awarded the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit in 1993.
Video Rosa 'Constance Spry'
References
Maps Rosa 'Constance Spry'
External links
- HelpMeFind Constance Spry
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