Key facts
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Flowering
- Repeat-flowering
- Breeder
- David Austin
- Listed for
- United Kingdom
Overview
Grace is an English rose from David Austin, bred at Albrighton and listed with the year 2001 (another source gives 1992). Its parentage is 'Sweet Juliet' crossed with an unnamed seedling. The apricot flowers have a strong fragrance. The shrub stays fairly compact at about 1 m (3 ft) high and wide. It holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit from 2012. Suits smaller gardens that want a warm-coloured, well-scented English rose.
Grace traits
- Apricot flowers with a strong scent
- English shrub rose, about 1 m (3 ft) tall and wide
- Parentage: 'Sweet Juliet' x unnamed seedling
- RHS Award of Garden Merit, 2012
Good for
- Scented borders
- Small gardens
- Large containers
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grace this page | — | Shrub | — |
| A Shropshire Lad | — | Shrub | — |
| Andrewsii | — | Shrub | — |
| Aphrodite | — | Shrub | — |
| Ballerina | — | Shrub | — |
| Blanche Double de Coubert | — | Shrub | — |
| Boscobel | — | Shrub | — |
Grace FAQ
What kind of rose is Grace?
Grace is an English rose from David Austin, bred at Albrighton and listed with the year 2001 (another source gives 1992). Its parentage is 'Sweet Juliet' crossed with an unnamed seedling.
How does Grace compare with other rose varieties?
Grace: 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 Grace good for?
Grace is grown for scented borders, small gardens, large containers.
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
- How to Prune Roses: When to Cut and How Hard
- 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
- All 321 rose varieties
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.