| Named after the Venetian beauty and tragic heroine of Shakespeare's Othello, Desdemona is a regal and romantic shrub rose, one of David Austin's® whitest roses. The buds have a very tight form and a pretty peachy-pink color, with each of its 52 petals exhibiting a very light cerise stripe, which fades as the flowers open to a chalice shape and turn pale dusty pink. Fully open, the 2- to 3½-inch blooms become pure
white, like fine bone china, and take on a very round, very flat shape that allows its strong old-rose fragrance to waft through the garden and freely release clean, fresh notes of almond blossom, cucumber, and lemon zest. Borne on strong stems, these exceptional blooms make extraordinary cut flowers for bouquets and mixed floral arrangements. A star of the garden, rarely without blooms, Desdemona flowers in flushes over a long season, from late spring or early summer through fall.
|
| Zone: 5-11 Bloom Season: Late Spring - Mid Fall
Light Requirements: Full Sun
|
