• Sir John Betjeman
  • Sir John Betjeman
  • Sir John Betjeman
  • Sir John Betjeman
  • Sir John Betjeman
  • Sir John Betjeman
  • Sir John Betjeman
Best For Flowering
  • Sir John Betjeman
  • Sir John Betjeman
  • Sir John Betjeman
  • Sir John Betjeman
  • Sir John Betjeman
  • Sir John Betjeman
  • Sir John Betjeman

Sir John Betjeman

(Ausvivid) English Shrub Rose Bred By David Austin

Best For Flowering

Colour: Crimson-red
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Fragrance: Light,
Size: Medium Shrub 1.25m - 1.75m 1.25m - 1.75m
Bloom Size: Medium

The flowers start as small buds, opening to full petalled, wide open rosettes of a bright crimson-red. As the flowers age, the blooms becomes dome-shaped while the colour – unusually for the English Roses – gradually intensifies. Read more

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Description

The flowers start as small buds, opening to full petalled, wide open rosettes of a bright crimson-red. As the flowers age, the blooms becomes dome-shaped while the colour – unusually for the English Roses – gradually intensifies. It forms a very bushy, neatly rounded shrub with slightly arching growth. Named after the well-known writer, journalist and broadcaster. David Austin, 2008.

Characteristics

Colour: Crimson-red BLOOM COLOUR Colour may vary depending on growing conditions. Colour fade is a characteristic of some varieties.
Flowering: Repeat Flowering REPEAT or ONCE FLOWERING? REPEAT FLOWERING roses flower in flushes from late spring through to early winter. ONCE FLOWERING roses only produce a single flush of blooms lasting 3 to 4 weeks in mid summer
Fragrance: Light,
Bloom Size: Medium BLOOM SIZE GUIDE Bloom size varies over the life cycle of each bloom. Measurements refer to the average diameter of a bloom at its prime. LARGE BLOOM: 3.5-5" MEDIUM BLOOM: 2-3.5" SMALL BLOOM 1-2"
Family: English Shrub Rose
Size: Medium Shrub SIZE GUIDE All measurements are approximate 'height x width' and refer to a 3 year old established rose, pruned once annually, measured during the first flush of flowers in June. 1.25m - 1.75m 1.25m - 1.75m
Breeder: David Austin
Year of Introduction: 2008

Ideal For

Growing Conditions

East, North, West Facing
All soil types
Full Sunlight

Origin of Name

Betjeman's daughter, Mrs Candida Lycett Green and The Betjeman Society asked us to name this rose after the well-known writer, journalist and broadcaster. He also opened people’s eyes to the value of the buildings and landscape around them. At the time of his death, in 1984, he held the post of Poet Laureate and is commemorated in Poet's Corner in Westminster Abbey.