The Mill on the Floss close-up of cupped pink blooms and buds

The Mill on the Floss

Bears large clusters of neat, deeply cupped blooms, each with a small boss of stamens. Initially mid pink, verging on lilac-pink, they pale as they open, the individual petals beautifully defined by their carmine edges. Held above the foliage, they nod gracefully on gently arching growth, and have a sweet fruity fragrance. A healthy variety; it makes a bushy shrub, clothed in glossy foliage. Named after the novel by George Eliot. David Austin, 2018.

ROSE FEATURES

  • Colour: Mid pink verging on lilac-pink, paling as they open, with carmine edges
  • Height: Large shrub, 2.25m to 2.75m
  • Bloom Form: Medium, neat, deeply cupped blooms in large clusters, with a small boss of stamens
  • Fragrance: Medium-strong, sweet and fruity
  • Growing Habits: Repeat flowering, healthy, bushy shrub with gently arching growth and glossy foliage, suits mixed borders, pots, rose borders and shady areas, full or partial sun, all soil types.

Also known as: Austulliver

See similar: David Austin | Very Fragrant

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As recommended by the Swiss Rose Garden Nursery.

  1. Dig a hole 60cm wide and 60cm deep. If the topsoil is usable, separate it from the sand as it can be re-used in the hole. When planting roses in an existing rose bed or where roses have been previously grown during the last 5 years, the soil must be replaced.
  2. Mix together a mixture that contains 2 parts topsoil, 2 parts compost, 1 part manure or buy a Soil Improver, Landscaping or Rose Soil mix from a Landscape supply place. About 100 litres per planting hole is recommended.
  3. A layer of manure can be placed at the bottom of the hole and then the hole filled with the above soil mix.
  4. Place one handful of slow-release fertilizer at 20cm depth from the top where the roots of the newly planted rose will be situated.
  5. Soak the soil thoroughly and lightly compact.
  6. Now plant the rose in this mix with the surface of the plant even with the surface of the prepared area, e.g., the graft union should be about 5 to 10 cm above soil level.
  7. Water every day for the first six months from October onwards, up to 10 litres per day during warm weather is recommended for strong deep root development.
  8. Plant roses 1m to 1.2m apart.

Enjoy the beautiful roses!