A compact English rose with an exceptionally bright orange-red colour.
One of David Austin's brightest-coloured varieties
Exceptionally bright colour that holds well — rare among English roses
USDA zone 5+. To ≈ −29 °C; reliable for Ukraine. To ≈ −29 °C · dependable for Ukraine.
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Light, tea-like with a note of lemon.
Good against mildew, black spot and rust.
The colour fades to salmon.
Glossy, leathery, healthy.
Breeder's code AUSjump.
Orange-red at the centre, salmon-pink at the edges; the reverse golden-yellow
Lady Emma Hamiltoncopper orange
Summer Songorange-apricot
Pat Austincopper orange
Munstead Wooddark raspberry · contrastWarm copper-orange English roses make a natural companion to Christopher Marlowe.
Blue and purple perennials set off the fiery colour:
For contrast beside the orange-red bloom — blue and lavender:
Where to plant. The front of a bed, a border, a container — compact and bright.
Climate. USDA 5+ (to ≈ −29 °C) — reliable for Ukraine.
Care. Undemanding and healthy; compact — needs no support.
Name. Named after Christopher Marlowe, the dramatist and a contemporary of Shakespeare.
Breeding. David Austin (UK); 2002; code AUSjump. Seedling × Golden Celebration.
Significance. One of Austin's most vividly coloured varieties, with an exceptionally stable colour. This is a compact shrub (75–125 cm), NOT a climber — although it is sometimes listed among climbers.
The cultivar’s reference temperature is −29 °C (USDA zone 5+). Overwintering depends on the conditions. To ≈ −29 °C; reliable for Ukraine.
Continuous.
75–125 cm tall.
Overall resistance: 4 out of 5. Glossy, leathery foliage; good resistance.
Sun; flowers continuously; the colour fades to salmon.
Light, tea-like with a note of lemon.
