Key facts
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Flowering
- Repeat-flowering
- Breeder
- David Austin
- Listed for
- United Kingdom
Overview
The Pilgrim is a yellow David Austin English rose from about 1991, grown as a shrub rose. It was raised from 'Graham Thomas' and 'Yellow Button' and is also known as Gartenarchitekt Gunther Schulze. The flowers have a mild fragrance blending tea and myrrh notes. Grow it in a sunny border among perennials, where the soft yellow works with blues and whites. It suits gardeners who want a gentle yellow English rose.
The Pilgrim traits
- English rose from David Austin, around 1991
- Parentage: 'Graham Thomas' and 'Yellow Button'
- Yellow flowers
- Mild fragrance with tea and myrrh notes
- Also called Gartenarchitekt Gunther Schulze
Good for
- Mixed borders
- Cut flowers
- Cottage gardens
Compare with other rose varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pilgrim this page | — | Shrub | — |
| A Shropshire Lad | — | Shrub | — |
| Andrewsii | — | Shrub | — |
| Aphrodite | — | Shrub | — |
| Ballerina | — | Shrub | — |
| Blanche Double de Coubert | — | Shrub | — |
| Boscobel | — | Shrub | — |
The Pilgrim FAQ
What kind of rose is The Pilgrim?
The Pilgrim is a yellow David Austin English rose from about 1991, grown as a shrub rose. It was raised from 'Graham Thomas' and 'Yellow Button' and is also known as Gartenarchitekt Gunther Schulze.
How does The Pilgrim compare with other rose varieties?
The Pilgrim: 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 The Pilgrim good for?
The Pilgrim is grown for mixed borders, cut flowers, cottage gardens.
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.
Also listed in other countries
- Japanese-language page for this variety
- Listed for United States: The Pilgrim