David Austin Mill on the Floss Shrub Rose 6L

Named after the impactful novel by George Eliot, the Mill on the Floss English Shrub Rose from David Austin Roses is beautiful and bold. It bears large clusters of neat, deeply cupped blooms, each with a small boss of stamens. Initially mid pink, verging on lilac-pink, they pale as they open, the individual petals beautifully defined by their carmine edges. Held above the foliage, they nod gracefully on gently arching growth, and have a sweet fruity fragrance. A healthy variety; it makes a bushy shrub, clothed in glossy foliage.

Introduced in 2009, this rose is suitable for all soil types and thrives in partial or full sunlight. It is ideal for brightening up mixed borders or celebrating in rose borders. Versatile, the shrub also does well in pots and containers for a more mobile splash of colour and scent.

After approximately three years of annual pruning, the Mill on the Floss will be about 140cm tall and 125cm wide, with a delicious medium fruity scent and medium blooms. As a repeat flowerer, this bush will give you fragrant flushes of flowers from late spring to early winter.