Rose, English, St Swithun climbing   /   Rosa x St Swithun Grimpant

Category: Climbing and Rambler Roses (Climbing Roses).

Bred By: David Austin.

Flower Type: Double/Full Bloom.

Fragrance: Myrrh Strong .

Repeating: Good.

Adult Dimensions: Height up to 2,5 metres (8 ft.).

Foliage: Deciduous.

Soil Type: Rich and well aerated.

Hardiness: Very hardy.

Exposure: Partial shade.

Characteristics and Uses:
The soft pink flowers are neatly formed in the shape of a flat rosette filled with petals, with a small button eye in the centre. The flowers tend to turn towards us on the branch, just as we would wish in a climbing rose.
The growth is tall and vigorous, with a plentiful coverage of foliage. The greyish-green leaves are large, smooth and highly disease-resistant.
This rose is quite superb when trained as a climber - in fact it is one of the best of all climbers - but it may also be grown as a tall shrub.
St. Swithun flowers freely, repeats very quickly and is particularly tough, and reliable.
There is a strong pure myrrh fragrance, typical of the English Roses.

List of Rose bushes:
'Arthur Rimbaud®' Meihylvol Rose (Rosa 'Arthur Rimbaud®'), big pale pink flowers and a strong fragrance of May rose, blossom continually from May right through to the first frosts, adult height: 1,50m
'Black Baccara®' Meidebenne Rose (Rosa 'Black Baccara®'), big flowers, velvety dusky-red, with black glints depending on the light, blossom continually from May right through to the first frosts, adult height: 1m
'Bolchoï®' Meizuzes Rose (Rosa 'Bolchoï®'), golden yellow flowers, lined with gooseberry-red top a dense, blossom continually from May right through to the first frosts, adult height: 1m
Complicata Rose (Rosa 'Complicata'), single flowers, bright pink, spreading shape, adult height: 1,60m
Cornelia Rose (Rosa 'Cornelia'), salmony pink double flowers, fragrant blossom, soft weeping shape, adult height: 1,50m
'Cosmos®' Comsam Rose (Rosa 'Cosmos®'), multitude of pure white, delicately scented flowers, blossom May right through to October, adult height: 0,8m
Dog Rose (Rosa canina), white flowers, single, scented, adult height: 3m
'Edith Piaf®' Meiramboys Rose (Rosa 'Edith Piaf®'), red flowers exude a strong, fruity fragrance, blossom from May right through to the first frosts, adult height: 1m
English Rose, Abraham Darby, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Fruity Strong, adult height: 1,5m
English Rose, Claire Austin, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Strong, adult height: 1,35/2,5m
English Rose, Falstaff climbing, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Old Rose Strong, adult height: 2,5m
English Rose, Gertrude Jekyll, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Fruity Strong, adult height: 1,2m
English Rose, Harlow Carr, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Strong, adult height: 1,25m
English Rose, Jubilée Celebration, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Strong, adult height: 1,2m
English Rose, Jude the Obscure, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Fruity Strong, adult height: 1m
English Rose, Lichfield Angel, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Light, adult height: 1,2m
English Rose, Munstead Wood, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Fruity Strong, adult height: 0,9m
English Rose, Scepter'd Isle, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Myrrh Strong, adult height: 1m
English Rose, Spirit of Freedom, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Myrrh, adult height: 1,5m
English Rose, Susan Williams-Ellis, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Strong, adult height: 1,25m
English Rose, Teasing Georgia climbing, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Medium - Strong Tea Rose fragrance Strong, adult height: 2,5m
English Rose, Wisley 2008, flower type: Double/Full Bloom, fragrance: Light, adult height: 1,5m
Fairy donkerrood Rose (Rosa 'Fairy Donkerrood'), double flowers, dark red, spreading shape, ideal as ground cover, adult height: 0,60m
Fairy Rood Rose (Rosa 'Fairy Rood'), double, dark pink flowers, spreading shape, ideal as ground cover, adult height: 0,60m
Grootendorst Suprême Rose (Rosa 'Grootendorst Suprême), small double flowers, red crimson pink, long blossoming, adult height: 2,50m
Joseph's Coat Rose (Rosa 'Joseph's Coat'), exceptional blossom that starts yellow, turns orange, then tints of red to finish a deep dark red, blossoms several time, adult height: 2m
'La Sevillana®' Meigekanu Rose (Rosa 'La Sevillana®'), abundance of shinny bright red flowers, blossom from May right through to the first frosts, adult height: 1,50m
Lady Banks Albo Plena Rose (Rosa banksiae 'Albo Plena'), climbing rose, thornless, double white scented flowers, evergreen foliage, hardy to -12°C
Lady Banks' Lutea Rose (Rosa banksiae 'Lutea'), climbing rose, thornless, double butter yellow flowers, evergreen foliage,hardy to -12°C
Lady Banks' Rosea Rose (Rosa banksiae 'Rosae'), climbing rose, thornless, double pink flowers, evergreen foliage,  hardy to -12°C
Little White Pet Rose (Rosa 'Little White Pet'), clusters of white flowers, climbing variety, adult height: 0,60m
'Lolita Lempika®' Meizincaro Rose (Rosa 'Lolita Lempika®'), magenta pink flowers, blossom from May right through to the first frosts, adult height: 1,50m
Mermaid Rose (Rosa 'Mermaid'), single flowers, climbing rose, continuous blossom  from summer through to the first frosts, adult height: 6m
Old Blush Rose (Rosa 'Old Bush'), semi - double flowers, fragrant, silvery pink with darker undertones, blossoms from Spring through to the first frosts, erect shape, very few thorns, adult height: 1m
Pablito Rose (Rosa 'Pablito'), deep pink flowers, spreading shape, ideal as a ground cover, adult height: 0,30m
Red Velvet Rose (Rosa 'Red Velvet'), single red flowers, yellow in the centre, spreading shape, adult height: 0,60m
Reine Luccia Rose (Rosa 'Reine Luccia'), highly scented flowers, bright yellow, erect shape, adult height: 1,20m
Roseraie de l'Hay Rose (Rosa 'Roseraie de l'Hay'), big double flowers, dark pink, extremely fragrant, blossoms from Spring through to autumn, erect shape, adult height: 1,80m
Rugosa Rose (Rosa rugosa), single pink flowers, highly fragrant, several successive blossoms from the end of Spring through to Autumn, adult height: 2m
The Fairy Rose (Rosa 'The Fairy'), double pale pink flowers from June through to September, spreading shape, ideal as a ground cover , adult height: 0,80m
The Fairy Rubra Rose (Rosa 'The Fairy Rubra'), double flowers, red, from June through to September, spreading shape, ideal as a ground cover , adult height: 0,80m
Violacea Rose (Rosa Violacea), single flowers, dark crimson with purple highlights, golden stamen, adult height: 1,50m
Westerland Rose (Rosa 'Westerland'), big fragrant semi-double flowers, apricot red with golden yellow highlights, blossoms from end of Spring through to autumn, adult height: 2m
White Fairy Rose (Rosa 'White Fairy'), double flowers, white, blossom from June right through to the first frost, adult height: 80 cm

See the Rose bushes catalogue