Rose 'The Lark Ascending'

'The Lark Ascending' is a modern English shrub rose from David Austin, named after the famous piece of music by Ralph Vaughan Williams. It is notable for its unusually airy and upright growth habit and its light, semi-double, apricot-coloured flowers. The blooms are produced in large, graceful heads and have a light, pleasing fragrance that mixes tea and myrrh. It is exceptionally healthy and vigorous, often reaching 1.5m in height, making it a great choice for the back of a border or even as a flowering hedge. It is a very reliable repeat-flowerer, providing a light, cheerful display all through the UK summer. The open nature of the flowers makes them particularly attractive to bees and other pollinators. It is fully hardy (H6) and is more tolerant of poorer soils than many other David Austin varieties. It requires minimal pruning, mostly just to maintain its shape and remove dead wood.

Sun: Full sun to partial shade.

Soil: Any well-drained soil.

Hardiness: H6 — down to −20°C.

Flowering: Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct.