The PrinceThe Prince (Ausvelvet)
('Lilian Austin' x 'The Squire')  Austin, 1990

ARS Rating: 7.8 - My Rating: 8.0

Date Planted:  April 7, 1997
Source:  Jackson & Perkins, local nursery
Exposure:  Full sun all day

This is a beautiful rose, and considered by many to be the best of the red English Roses.  The fragrance is out of this world, a true 'Old Rose' aroma, and the color calls to mind a glass of good Merlot (rich crimson) aging to the color of royal robes (rich royal purple) .  This is a regal little flower, about 3", on an elegantly spreading little shrub... when it's not defoliated by blackspot, that is. 

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