About David Austin® The Poet's Wife Potted Rose Bush

Rosa 'Auswhirl'  - The Poet's Wife Rose  PP 27,364

The Poet's Wife Rose is a rounded deciduous shrub with glossy rich green foliage. The unfading rich yellow double flowers have a lemon fragrance that becomes stronger with age, and bloom continuously throughout summer until frost.  Best grown in full sun and rich, moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils.  The Poet's Wife has good disease resistance.

Type:	Shrub
Height: 3	3' - 4'
Spread:	3’ - 4'
Spacing:	3.5'
USDA Hardiness Zone:	5 - 11
Culture:	Full Sun
Bloom Color:	Yellow
Season of Interest:	Summer, Fall

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Medium Maintenance. Roses are susceptible to powdery mildew, black spot, rust, and rose rosette and require regular fungicide in humid areas that experience a lot of rainfall.  Pest issues include aphids, borers, scale, mites thrips, midges, and leafhoppers.
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Foundation Plantings, Trellises, Walls, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Catmint, Lilac, Coneflower

IMAGES: Prides Corner, Rosa The Poet's Wife ('Auswhirl')

* As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.