A delicate English rose with a rich myrrh fragrance; very double, 90–100 petals; wide bush 120×90 cm; needs no support.
Repeat-flowering, in flushes through the season. Months are approximate, for the climate of Ukraine.
USDA zone 4b. H6; ≈ −20 °C; Ukraine: light cover. ≈ −20 °C · Ukraine: light winter protection.
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Young foliage with a reddish tint.
Soft pink; outer petals pale blush, almost white at the edges, the centre warmer — creamy apricot.
Heritageshell pink
Queen of Swedencool pink
Olivia Rose Austinsoft pink
Munstead Wooddark raspberry · contrastSoft pink roses — one colour family:
Blue, lilac and silver neighbours set off the soft pink:
What makes Gentle Hermione easy to spot in the garden:
Where to plant. The wide 120 × 90 cm bush looks good in a mixed border or as a single accent; its arching canes need no support.
Climate. USDA 4b–9b, RHS H6 (approximately to −20 °C); in Ukraine light winter cover is advisable.
Care. Full sun, good disease resistance; repeat flowering in flushes through the season.
Name. After Hermione, the faithful wife of King Leontes in Shakespeare's 'The Winter's Tale'.
Breeding. David Austin (UK), 2005, AUSrumba.
Significance. A soft pink English rose with a rich myrrh fragrance and an old-fashioned cup-shaped form.
The cultivar’s reference temperature is −20 °C (USDA zone 4b). Overwintering depends on the conditions. H6; ≈ −20 °C; Ukraine: light cover.
Repeat-flowering, in flushes through the season.
About 120 cm tall, about 90 cm wide.
Full sun; No data.
Strong, myrrh, old rose.
