Creamy white with an apricot heart; almost thornless; RHS AGM 2012.
English Rose Collection
Royal Horticultural Society award (2012)
USDA zone 6+. Throughout Ukraine; with light protection in the coldest regions.
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Light, with a hint of clove and musk.
Good (≈4/5, according to David Austin).
Full sun and partial shade; the apricot centre fades to cream in bright sun.
Almost thornless: very few.
Medium, semi-glossy, dark green.
Creamy white with an apricot centre; in bright sun the apricot tone fades to creamy white (a feature, not a fault)
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What makes this English rose interesting:
Where to plant. Borders and mixed beds, formal beds, containers, romantic gardens in the English style.
Climate. USDA 6 and warmer; throughout Ukraine, with light protection in the coldest regions. Full sun or partial shade; the apricot centre fades to cream in heat.
Care. A sunny or partly shaded spot; spring pruning; feeding; water at the root; moderate disease prevention
Name. «Lichfield Angel», after the «Lichfield Angel», a VIII-century limestone sculpture of the Archangel Gabriel found in 2003 during excavations at Lichfield Cathedral (England).
Breeding. Raised by David Austin (UK) in 2006; parents not published.
Significance. One of the healthiest cream Austin roses. It combines an old-fashioned form, a soft apricot centre and almost complete absence of thorns.
The cultivar’s reference temperature is −20 °C (USDA zone 6+). Overwintering depends on the conditions. Throughout Ukraine; with light protection in the coldest regions.
Repeat-flowering through the season.
90–120 cm tall, 60–90 cm wide.
Overall resistance: 4 out of 5. Good resistance (according to David Austin).
Sun / partial shade; full sun and partial shade; the apricot centre fades to cream in bright sun.
Light, with a hint of clove and musk.