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Rosa 'Constance Spry'

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276: 264: 300: 312: 288: 32: 164:, 8 to 20 ft (243–609 cm) in height, with a 6 to 8 ft spread (182–243 cm). It has been described as a "lanky grower" it can be grown as a climber or large shrub. It blooms in clusters of medium to large, fully double flowers, which are cupped and globular in shape. The blooms are pale pink on the outside, and a deeper, darker pink within. The rose is noted for its strong, distinctive " 228:
Despite its only once a year flowering, the charm of 'Constance Spry's old fashioned appearance proved popular enough to prove there was a market for "reproduction" style roses. Austin continued his breeding program with 'Constance Spry' was further crossed with both modern and older roses, resulting
275: 263: 152:. 'Constance Spry' was introduced at a time when the shrub rose was out of style, the hybrid tea rose being the most popular rose with gardeners. The new cultivar renewed the popularity of the more old fashioned type of rose. 168:
like" scent, a characteristic inherited by many of its descendants. It blooms once a year for four weeks in late spring or early summer. The plant has abundant foliage and flexible canes that are easy to train.
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was the most common style marketed to gardeners, the success of 'Constance Spry' renewed the popularity of a more old fashioned type of rose. The rose is named after gardening educator, author, and florist
205:‘Dainty Maid’. Among the resulting seedlings was a strong, sweet smelling rose with large pink flowers. Austin showed the new cultivar to his friend and legendary horticulturalist, 209:, who showed the rose to Hillings Nursery. The nursery introduced the new cultivar in 1961. 'Constance Spry' is considered the first of the modern “English Roses.” 515: 189:. Austin was interested in developing new rose cultivars that would look and smell like old fashioned roses. One of his early successes was crossing the 225:, giving talks to women's groups on gardening and flower arranging. She was a talented flower arranger and wrote many popular books on the subject. 299: 336: 397: 498: 545: 311: 287: 368: 245: 230: 221:. Spry collected old roses from the 1930s and 1940s, and traveled extensively through Britain during 244:'Chaucer' (1970), from which many of his later roses descended. 'Constance Spry' was awarded the 54: 133: 422: 471: 249: 8: 344: 494: 198: 178: 149: 475: 213: 218: 90: 70: 539: 206: 145: 137: 111: 222: 190: 182: 141: 80: 186: 31: 177:'Constance Spry' was the first rose developed commercially by 165: 161: 39: 45: 462:
Venison, T. (2 September 1993). "Sweet smell of success".
415: 398:"David Austin's English Roses for the West Coast" 181:, an amateur rose breeder at the time, living in 537: 488: 160:'Constance Spry' is a vigorous, spreading 30: 391: 389: 446: 461: 538: 386: 451:. London: Pan Macmillan. p. 329. 449:The Surprising Life of Constance Spry 363: 361: 395: 516:"Englishman upped the charm factor" 513: 13: 358: 14: 557: 440: 310: 298: 286: 274: 262: 507: 482: 455: 329: 155: 140:in 1961. It is the first rose 1: 493:. Harvill Press. p. 39. 322: 212:Developed at a time when the 402:Pacific Horticulture Society 7: 373:Royal Horticultural Society 246:Royal Horticultural Society 75:Modern shrub / English rose 10: 562: 255: 172: 144:commercially developed by 107: 99: 89: 79: 69: 53: 38: 29: 21: 520:sandiegouniontribune.com 423:"Rosa 'Constance Spry'" 341:www.paulbardenroses.com 317:'Constance Spry' (2004) 305:'Constance Spry' (2017) 293:'Constance Spry' (2002) 281:'Constance Spry' (2012) 269:'Constance Spry' (2011) 240:'The Yeoman', 1969 and 229:in the fully remontant 447:Shephard, Sue (2010). 197:‘Belle Isis’, and the 489:Peter Beales (1997). 250:Award of Garden Merit 62:'Dainty Maid' × 'Rosa 546:Shrub rose cultivars 396:Marriott, Michael. 427:Help me find roses 95:AUSfirst, AUStance 179:David C.H. Austin 150:David C.H. Austin 118: 117: 103:David C.H. Austin 553: 530: 529: 527: 526: 511: 505: 504: 486: 480: 479: 459: 453: 452: 444: 438: 437: 435: 433: 419: 413: 412: 410: 408: 393: 384: 383: 381: 379: 369:"Constance Spry" 365: 356: 355: 353: 352: 343:. Archived from 337:"Constance Spry" 333: 314: 302: 290: 278: 266: 136:introduced into 132:is a light pink 130: 126: 85:'Constance Spry' 55:Hybrid parentage 34: 25:'Constance Spry' 19: 18: 561: 560: 556: 555: 554: 552: 551: 550: 536: 535: 534: 533: 524: 522: 514:Perwich, Rita. 512: 508: 501: 487: 483: 460: 456: 445: 441: 431: 429: 421: 420: 416: 406: 404: 394: 387: 377: 375: 367: 366: 359: 350: 348: 347:on 31 July 2018 335: 334: 330: 325: 318: 315: 306: 303: 294: 291: 282: 279: 270: 267: 258: 214:hybrid tea rose 175: 158: 128: 124: 91:Marketing names 17: 12: 11: 5: 559: 549: 548: 532: 531: 506: 499: 481: 454: 439: 414: 385: 357: 327: 326: 324: 321: 320: 319: 316: 309: 307: 304: 297: 295: 292: 285: 283: 280: 273: 271: 268: 261: 257: 254: 234:'Wife of Bath' 219:Constance Spry 174: 171: 157: 154: 148:rose breeder, 127:Constance Spry 116: 115: 109: 105: 104: 101: 97: 96: 93: 87: 86: 83: 77: 76: 73: 71:Cultivar group 67: 66: 57: 51: 50: 42: 36: 35: 27: 26: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 558: 547: 544: 543: 541: 521: 517: 510: 502: 496: 492: 491:Classic roses 485: 477: 473: 469: 465: 458: 450: 443: 428: 424: 418: 403: 399: 392: 390: 374: 370: 364: 362: 346: 342: 338: 332: 328: 313: 308: 301: 296: 289: 284: 277: 272: 265: 260: 259: 253: 251: 247: 243: 239: 235: 233: 226: 224: 220: 215: 210: 208: 207:Graham Thomas 204: 200: 196: 192: 188: 184: 180: 170: 167: 163: 153: 151: 147: 143: 139: 138:Great Britain 135: 131: 123: 113: 112:Great Britain 110: 106: 102: 98: 94: 92: 88: 84: 82: 78: 74: 72: 68: 65: 61: 58: 56: 52: 48: 47: 43: 41: 37: 33: 28: 24: 20: 16:Rose cultivar 523:. Retrieved 519: 509: 490: 484: 467: 464:Country Life 463: 457: 448: 442: 430:. Retrieved 426: 417: 405:. Retrieved 401: 378:23 September 376:. Retrieved 372: 349:. Retrieved 345:the original 340: 331: 241: 237: 231: 227: 223:World War II 211: 202: 194: 176: 159: 121: 120: 119: 63: 59: 44: 22: 156:Description 64:'Belle Isis 525:2017-09-23 500:1860463029 476:1521588261 351:2017-09-23 323:References 199:floribunda 183:Shropshire 134:shrub rose 470:: 70–71. 252:in 1993. 540:Category 472:ProQuest 236:(1969), 142:cultivar 81:Cultivar 432:10 July 407:10 July 256:Gallery 191:Gallica 187:England 173:History 146:British 100:Breeder 497:  474:  193:rose, 114:, 1961 108:Origin 49:hybrid 166:myrrh 162:shrub 129:' 125:' 40:Genus 495:ISBN 434:2020 409:2020 380:2017 242:Rosa 238:Rosa 232:Rosa 203:Rosa 195:Rosa 122:Rosa 60:Rosa 46:Rosa 23:Rosa 468:187 248:'s 542:: 518:. 466:. 425:. 400:. 388:^ 371:. 360:^ 339:. 201:, 185:, 528:. 503:. 478:. 436:. 411:. 382:. 354:.

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Genus
Rosa
Hybrid parentage
Cultivar group
Cultivar
Marketing names
Great Britain
shrub rose
Great Britain
cultivar
British
David C.H. Austin
shrub
myrrh
David C.H. Austin
Shropshire
England
Gallica
floribunda
Graham Thomas
hybrid tea rose
Constance Spry
World War II
Rosa 'Wife of Bath'
Royal Horticultural Society
Award of Garden Merit
'Constance Spry' (2011)
'Constance Spry' (2012)
'Constance Spry' (2002)

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