The Shepherdess
Description
The Shepherdess produces charming, softly cupped blooms in warm apricot-pink tones that gradually soften as they open. The flowers have a delicate, informal beauty and a pleasing fragrance, appearing repeatedly on a compact, rounded shrub. Its gentle coloring and manageable habit make it especially easy to weave into cottage borders, smaller gardens, and mixed plantings where it pairs beautifully with creams, blues, and lavender-toned companions.
Plant Details
- Breeder: David Austin
- Rose Category: English Shrub
- Beginner Friendly: Moderate
- Bloom Size: Medium (2.5–4")
- Bloom Shape: Cupped
- Color: Apricot Pink
- Fragrance: Strong
- Cutting Flower: Good
- Disease Resistance: Good
- Blooming Habit: Repeat Flushes
- Mature Height: 3 ft
- Mature Width: 3 ft
- Size Class: Medium
- Container Friendly: Yes
- Year Introduced: 2005
- Sun Requirement: Full Sun (6+ hrs)
- USDA Zones: 5–11
- Heat Tolerance: Very Good
- Rain Tolerance: Very Good
- Petal Count: 40+
- Rose Style: English
- Best Uses: Mixed borders, cottage gardens, fragrance gardens
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The Shepherdess
Our 1-gallon plants are young starter plants and require a little more intentional care, especially through their first winter. With proper protection from extreme cold and drying conditions, they're a wonderful way to add a quality plant to your garden at a more economical price — and enjoy watching it grow into something beautiful.
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