Rosa English Rose 'Lady of Shalott (own root)'

Sold as bare root rose Highly disease resistant. Ideal rose for a new rose lover and gardener.

The buds are a rich orange-red changing to salmon pink on the upper side with a golden-yellow reverse. Forms a large, bushy shrub with slightly arching stems. The leaves are slightly bronzed tones when young.

The chalice shaped flower means that the undersides of the petals are clearly seen, revealing glimpses of the deeper color in the heart of the bloom. 
Named for the Tennyson Society. The name is taken from one of Alfred, Lord Tennyson’s favourite poems of the same name; it is the 200th anniversary of his birth this year. In the poem, The Lady of Shalott lived in a castle close to King Arthur’s Camelot and was held in a spell until she saw the reflection of Sir Lancelot in a mirror.