PL#1572
David Austin Susan Williams-Ellis
Rosa 'Ausquirk'
About David Austin® Susan Williams-Ellis® Potted Rose Bush Rosa ‘ Ausquirk ’ – Susan Williams-Ellis® Rose Susan Williams-Ellis® is a rose of purity, calmness, and quiet refinement. Her fully double blooms open in luminous shades of soft white, each flower formed as a deeply cupped rosette with extraordinary symmetry and substance. The blooms appear almost porcelain-like against rich green foliage, bringing a cooling brightness and sense of stillness to the garden. Her fragrance is strong and classically old rose in character — rich, fresh, and deeply romantic without becoming overpowering. Flowering repeatedly throughout the season, Susan Williams-Ellis™ offers exceptional continuity of bloom while maintaining a composed and elegant presence. The shrub forms a rounded, balanced habit that integrates beautifully into both formal and naturalistic plantings, acting as a visual resting point among stronger colors and textures. 💐 Plant & Flower Traits 🌹 Rose Type: English Shrub Rose 🧬 Breeder: David Austin Roses (United Kingdom) 🎨 Color: Pure soft white 🌸 Petal Count: Fully double 💠 Bloom Form: Deeply cupped rosette 🔁 Flowering: Repeat bloomer throughout the season 🧴 Fragrance: Strong old rose fragrance 🏡 Growth & Garden Habits 🌿 Growth Type: Rounded shrub rose 🌬️ Spatial Habit: Full, balanced, and softly mounded 🌾 Garden Role: Cooling anchor plant or luminous transition shrub 🎭 Mood: Serene, restrained, romantic, timeless ☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun ❄️ Hardiness Zones: USDA 5–9 📐 Spacing: 3′–4′ ↕️ Height: 4′–5′ ↔️ Width: 3′–4′ Her soft white blooms make her especially valuable for evening gardens, moon gardens, formal borders, and compositions where visual calm and contrast are desired. 🕰️ Seasonal Character Successive flushes of pristine white blooms continue through the growing season, maintaining a fresh and luminous presence even during periods of heat. 🛡️ Health & Suitability 🌱 Root Stock: Own Root or Budded 💪 Disease Resistance: Excellent overall garden performance 🧰 Maintenance Level: Moderate routine rose care recommended 🌎 Landscape Uses Excellent for white gardens, mixed borders, cottage gardens, foundation plantings, formal rose gardens, and layered perennial compositions where brightness and fragrance are central to the design.
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- Ausquirk
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- About David Austin® Susan Williams-Ellis® Potted Rose Bush Rosa ‘ Ausquirk ’ – Susan Williams-Ellis® Rose Susan Williams-Ellis® is a rose of purity, calmness, and quiet refinement. Her fully double blooms open in luminous shades of soft white, each flower formed as a deeply cupped rosette with extraordinary symmetry and substance. The blooms appear almost porcelain-like against rich green foliage, bringing a cooling brightness and sense of stillness to the garden. Her fragrance is strong and classically old rose in character — rich, fresh, and deeply romantic without becoming overpowering. Flowering repeatedly throughout the season, Susan Williams-Ellis™ offers exceptional continuity of bloom while maintaining a composed and elegant presence. The shrub forms a rounded, balanced habit that integrates beautifully into both formal and naturalistic plantings, acting as a visual resting point among stronger colors and textures. 💐 Plant & Flower Traits 🌹 Rose Type: English Shrub Rose 🧬 Breeder: David Austin Roses (United Kingdom) 🎨 Color: Pure soft white 🌸 Petal Count: Fully double 💠 Bloom Form: Deeply cupped rosette 🔁 Flowering: Repeat bloomer throughout the season 🧴 Fragrance: Strong old rose fragrance 🏡 Growth & Garden Habits 🌿 Growth Type: Rounded shrub rose 🌬️ Spatial Habit: Full, balanced, and softly mounded 🌾 Garden Role: Cooling anchor plant or luminous transition shrub 🎭 Mood: Serene, restrained, romantic, timeless ☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun ❄️ Hardiness Zones: USDA 5–9 📐 Spacing: 3′–4′ ↕️ Height: 4′–5′ ↔️ Width: 3′–4′ Her soft white blooms make her especially valuable for evening gardens, moon gardens, formal borders, and compositions where visual calm and contrast are desired. 🕰️ Seasonal Character Successive flushes of pristine white blooms continue through the growing season, maintaining a fresh and luminous presence even during periods of heat. 🛡️ Health & Suitability 🌱 Root Stock: Own Root or Budded 💪 Disease Resistance: Excellent overall garden performance 🧰 Maintenance Level: Moderate routine rose care recommended 🌎 Landscape Uses Excellent for white gardens, mixed borders, cottage gardens, foundation plantings, formal rose gardens, and layered perennial compositions where brightness and fragrance are central to the design.
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