Five new roses at Hampton Court Flower Show

Starlight Symphony

This enchanting soft white rose is Rose of the Year 2019 and will be unveiled at this year’s show. It’s a climber from Harkness Roses that grows to 2-3m tall and about 2m wide. The open flowers are gently scented and have striking red stamens that stand out against the white softly frilled petals. And it’s a healthy disease resistant strain, so it won’t need spraying for disease issues.

Fragrant Celebrations

Peter Beales Roses celebrates its 50^th anniversary this year with this stunning fragrant climbing rose. It’s a really reliable repeat flowerer with large, blousy blooms with a rich fruity rose fragarnace in good generous clusters. Grows to around 8-10ft.

Tottering by Gently

This soft, primrose yellow rose from David Austin Roses is a delight. It has masses of small, delicate single open flowers (good for bees) in clusters creating a mound of summer colour. Grows to about 4-5ft tall and wide.

This Morning

This compact rose is plastered with uplifting, bicolour pink and red open flowers. It’s a new variety from Harkness Roses and blooms from June to autumn. It grows to around 3ft tall and wide and could be grown as a low hedge or trained against a low fence or wall. Good disease resistance.

Eirene

This new variety from Fryers Roses is named after the Goddess of Peace. It a modern, floribunda rose with clusters of soft creamy white flowers that are softly apricot in bud. It has a gentle fragrance and grows to around 2-3ft tall and wide, so it could be grown in a large container if required.