David Austin Thomas à Becket

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Rosa

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Cultivar

Auswinston

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David Austin Thomas à Becket

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Description

About David Austin® Thomas à Becket® Potted Rose Bush Rosa ‘ Auswinston ’ – Thomas à Beckett® Rose Thomas à Beckett® is a rose of richness, movement, and quiet drama. Her large crimson-red blooms open in deeply cupped rosettes, the heavy flowers nodding gently along the shrub’s arching canes with an almost old-master softness. The coloring carries remarkable depth — a velvety red infused with warm crimson undertones that glow beautifully against the foliage. A strong old rose fragrance rises from the blooms, layered with bright lemon notes that add freshness and lift to the flower’s darker tones. Flowering repeatedly through the season, Thomas à Beckett® brings both emotional weight and natural looseness to the garden — structured enough to anchor a border, yet relaxed enough to feel timeless and unforced. Her larger shrub habit creates a broad, generous presence ideal for filling space with color, fragrance, and movement. 💐 Plant & Flower Traits 🌹 Rose Type: English Shrub Rose 🧬 Breeder: David Austin Roses (United Kingdom) 🎨 Color: Deep crimson-red 🌸 Petal Count: Approximately 60 petals 💠 Bloom Form: Large cupped rosettes 🔁 Flowering: Repeat bloomer throughout the season 🧴 Fragrance: Strong old rose fragrance with fresh lemon notes 🏡 Growth & Garden Habits 🌿 Growth Type: Large shrub rose 🌬️ Spatial Habit: Arching, relaxed, and softly cascading 🌾 Garden Role: Dramatic anchor shrub or atmospheric backdrop rose 🎭 Mood: Moody, romantic, painterly, historic ☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun ❄️ Hardiness Zones: USDA 5–10 📐 Spacing: 4′ ↕️ Height: Approximately 5′ ↔️ Width: Approximately 4′ Her larger scale and softly nodding flowers make her especially effective in mixed borders, along fences, or in layered plantings where movement and depth are desired. 🕰️ Seasonal Character Flushes of richly colored blooms continue throughout the growing season, with heavy flowers bending gently along the stems to create a relaxed, old garden character. 🛡️ 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 mixed shrub borders, cottage gardens, foundation plantings, romantic garden compositions, and large-scale perennial pairings where saturated color and fragrance are central to the design.

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