Rosa ‘Constance Spry’
Origins & Significance
The very first commercial English rose bred by David C.H. Austin in 1961, born from a cross between a Gallica ('Belle Isis') and a Floribunda ('Dainty Maid') your-roses.com+8en.wikipedia.org+8rosesabc.com+8.
Named in honor of Constance Spry (1886–1960), a pioneering British florist and collector of old roses burford.co.uk+3eu.davidaustinroses.com+3trevorwhiteroses.co.uk+3.
Awarded the prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit in 1993 rhs.org.uk+5en.wikipedia.org+5fr.wikipedia.org+5.
Bloom Appearance & Fragrance
Large, deeply cupped, globular flowers around 10–13 cm in diameter, presenting as clusters of 3–6 blooms springlandroses.com+10rosesabc.com+10gardenia.net+10.
Color transitions from pale shell-pink on the outer petals to richer deeper pink hues in the center rosesabc.com.
Emits a strong, distinctive myrrh fragrance, a hallmark carried into many later English rose cultivars trevorwhiteroses.co.uk+12rosesabc.com+12en.wikipedia.org+12.
Growth Habits & Size
Habit
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Climbing Ability
Vigorous canes suited to training as a climber on walls, trellises, arches, or supported shrub your-roses.com+10rosesabc.com+10gardenia.net+10
Height & Spread
As a climber: 2.5–4 m (8–13 ft) tall × 1.8–3 m (6–10 ft) wide; as a shrub: around 1.2 m tall × 1.8–3 m wide