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Lady Emma Hamilton Rose: Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Lady Emma Hamilton is an English rose from David Austin, named after Emma, Lady Hamilton, and bred from Charles Austin and Abraham Darby.

Key facts

Growth habit
Shrub
Flowering
Repeat-flowering
Breeder
David Austin
Listed for
United Kingdom

Overview

Lady Emma Hamilton is an English rose from David Austin, named after Emma, Lady Hamilton, and bred from Charles Austin and Abraham Darby. Records date it to 2005 or 2007. It forms a shrub with orange flowers and a strong scent, growing to about 1.5 m (5 ft) tall and 1 m (3 ft) wide. It received the RHS Award of Garden Merit in 2012. A strong choice for gardeners wanting warm colour and fragrance in a border.

Lady Emma Hamilton traits

  • RHS Award of Garden Merit, 2012
  • English rose from David Austin
  • Orange flowers with strong fragrance
  • About 1.5 m tall and 1 m wide
  • Bred from Charles Austin and Abraham Darby

Good for

  • Mixed borders
  • Scented garden
  • Cut flowers

Compare with other rose varieties

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VarietyDays to maturityGrowth habitType
Lady Emma Hamilton this page—Shrub—
A Shropshire Lad—Shrub—
Andrewsii—Shrub—
Aphrodite—Shrub—
Ballerina—Shrub—
Blanche Double de Coubert—Shrub—
Boscobel—Shrub—

Lady Emma Hamilton FAQ

What kind of rose is Lady Emma Hamilton?

Lady Emma Hamilton is an English rose from David Austin, named after Emma, Lady Hamilton, and bred from Charles Austin and Abraham Darby. Records date it to 2005 or 2007.

How does Lady Emma Hamilton compare with other rose varieties?

Lady Emma Hamilton: 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 Lady Emma Hamilton good for?

Lady Emma Hamilton is grown for mixed borders, scented garden, 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.

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.

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