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English Shrub Rose
Rosa ‘Ausbite’ Spirit of Freedom English shrub rose produces small clusters of beautifully cupped, soft pink flowers that mature to a lilac pink. It comes from David Austin, who is known for breeding roses for fragrance and vigor as well as color. In this case, the old-world scent has a hint of myrrh. Left to its own devices, it will grow 5 to 8 feet tall, but it also be pruned to a shorter shrub form. Like all roses, it prefers a garden location in full sun with space between it and surrounding plants to encourage good air movement (discourages powdery mildew and black spot). Honeybees gambol about in the multiple petals in search of nectar.