The Alnwick Rose is a compact deciduous shrub with an upright mounded habit and glossy dark green foliage. The old rose with raspberry scented double flowers are a rich pink that lightens with age, and bloom in flushes from late spring until frost. Best grown with full sun in rich and moist well-drained, lightly acidic soils. The Alnwick has good disease resistance.
May also be sold as 'Alnwick Castle'.
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Type:
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Shrub
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Height:
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3' - 4'
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Spread:
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2’ - 3'
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Spacing:
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3'
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USDA Hardiness Zone:
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5 - 10
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Culture:
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Full Sun, Part Sun
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Bloom Color:
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Pink
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Season of Interest:
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Spring, Summer, Fall
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MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Medium Maintenance. Roses are susceptible to powdery mildew, black spot, rust, and rose rosette and require regular fungicide in humid areas that experience a lot of rainfall. Pest issues include aphids, borers, scale, mites thrips, midges, and leafhoppers.
LANDSCAPE USES: Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Foundation Plantings, Trellises, Walls, and Containers.
COMPANION PLANTS: Yarrow, Lavender, Coneflower
IMAGES: Geolina163, Rosa 'The Alnwick Castle' David Austin 01, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Geolina163, Rosa 'The Alnwick Castle' David Austin 02, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Salicyna, Rosa Alnwick Castle 2019-06-07 1288, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) © Geolina, Rosa 'The Alnwick Rose' 03, CC BY-SA 4.0, (5) © Geolina, Rosa 'The Alnwick Rose' 01, CC BY-SA 4.0
* As plants have ranges in app earance they may not appear as the images shown.
