Key facts
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Flowering
- Repeat-flowering
- Breeder
- David Austin
- Listed for
- United Kingdom
Overview
Claire Austin is an English rose introduced by David Austin in Great Britain in 2007, named after his daughter, Claire Rose Austin. It is a shrub rose with white-blend flowers and a strong scent described as myrrh and vanilla. It is a good choice for a pale planting scheme where fragrance matters.
Claire Austin traits
- White-blend flowers
- Strong myrrh and vanilla fragrance
- Shrub rose from the English rose group
- Named after Claire Rose Austin
Good for
- White garden schemes
- Fragrant borders
- Cut flowers
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claire Austin this page | — | Shrub | — |
| A Shropshire Lad | — | Shrub | — |
| Andrewsii | — | Shrub | — |
| Aphrodite | — | Shrub | — |
| Ballerina | — | Shrub | — |
| Blanche Double de Coubert | — | Shrub | — |
| Boscobel | — | Shrub | — |
Claire Austin FAQ
What kind of rose is Claire Austin?
Claire Austin is an English rose introduced by David Austin in Great Britain in 2007, named after his daughter, Claire Rose Austin. It is a shrub rose with white-blend flowers and a strong scent described as myrrh and vanilla.
How does Claire Austin compare with other rose varieties?
Claire Austin: shrub. Similar rose varieties include A Shropshire Lad, Andrewsii, Aphrodite. The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Claire Austin good for?
Claire Austin is grown for white garden schemes, fragrant borders, cut flowers.
Sowing, care and common problems
Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every rose variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.
- Rose growing guide
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- Types of Roses: How the Group Decides the Pruning
- Rose Problems: Black Spot, Powdery Mildew and Aphids
- How to Care for Roses: Feeding, Watering and Deadheading
- Rose Growing Calendar: What to Do in Each Season
- Overwintering Roses: Protecting the Graft and the Canes
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Source
Source: Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.