Claire Austin

CLAIRE AUSTIN


Good white climbing roses are very few and far between – they are all purity and light. ‘Claire Austin’ bears pleasingly cupped buds of a pale lemon shade which gradually open to form large, creamy-white flowers of typical English Musk delicacy; their petals are perfectly arranged in concentric circles, with a few more loosely arranged in the centre.
They have a strong myrrh fragrance with dashes of meadowsweet, vanilla and heliotrope.
It forms an elegant, arching shrub with plentiful, medium green foliage.
It is even better as a wonderful short climber and is ideal for a rose pillar or is very effective when trained against a wall.
It is strong and particularly healthy. Claire Austin is David Austin’s daughter. She has a nursery which specialises in hardy plants.

Approx 1.5m x 0.9m or up to approx 2.5m as a small climber.
(David Austin 2007, Ausprior).