David Austin® Munstead Wood® Potted Rose Bush
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About David Austin® Munstead Wood® Potted Rose Bush
Rosa ‘AUSbernard’ — David Austin® Munstead Wood®
🧬 Breeder: David C. H. Austin (United Kingdom)
📅 Introduced: 2007
🌹 A legendary English rose with velvety crimson blooms, extraordinary fragrance, and timeless old-world elegance.
Named after the beloved Surrey home of famed horticulturist Gertrude Jekyll, David Austin® Munstead Wood® is considered one of the finest dark red English roses ever introduced. Its sumptuous blooms emerge as rich crimson buds before opening into deeply cupped rosettes of velvety deep crimson, with slightly lighter outer petals adding remarkable depth and dimension. As the flowers mature, they gradually relax into broad, shallow cups, revealing the classic beauty that has made this variety a favorite among rose enthusiasts around the world.
Just as unforgettable as its color is its magnificent fragrance. Munstead Wood® produces an intense Old Rose perfume layered with delicious fruity notes of blackberry, blueberry, and damson, creating one of the richest and most complex scents in the David Austin collection. Carried on a bushy, well-branched shrub with attractive red-bronze new growth that matures to deep green foliage, this exceptional rose flowers repeatedly from late spring until frost, delivering season after season of luxurious blooms and intoxicating fragrance.
💐 Plant & Flower Traits
🌹 Rose Type: English Shrub Rose
🎨 Color: Deep velvety crimson with lighter outer petals
🌸 Bloom Form: Very full, deeply cupped rosettes that mature into shallow cups
🌼 Petal Count: Approximately 74 petals
📏 Bloom Size: Medium (approximately 2–3½ inches)
🌼 Fragrance: Strong Old Rose fragrance with notes of blackberry, blueberry, and damson
🔁 Flowering Habit: Excellent repeat blooming throughout the growing season
🌿 Foliage: Mid-green foliage with attractive red-bronze new growth
🏡 Growth & Garden Habits
🌱 Growth Habit: Bushy, spreading shrub with a naturally rounded form
↕️ Height: Approximately 3–5 feet
↔️ Width: Approximately 3–5 feet
☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun
❄️ Hardiness: USDA Zones 5–11
🛡️ Disease Resistance: Good overall garden performance with proper care and air circulation
🌿 Garden Use: Cottage gardens, mixed borders, fragrance gardens, specimen plantings, cutting gardens, and patio containers
💛 Why Grace Rose Farm Loves It
Munstead Wood® is everything we love about English roses wrapped into one unforgettable variety. The velvety crimson blooms have an almost regal presence, while the rich fruity fragrance fills the garden with a scent that's impossible to walk past without stopping. We especially love the contrast between the dramatic flowers and the fresh bronze new foliage, creating beauty from the first flush of spring until the final blooms of autumn. If you're looking for a rose that delivers exceptional color, fragrance, and classic David Austin charm, Munstead Wood® belongs at the top of your list.
🌿 Growing & Care Recommendations
Planting Site: Plant in full sun with fertile, well-drained soil enriched with organic matter.
Spacing: Allow approximately 3–4 feet for mature growth and healthy air circulation.
Watering: Water deeply during establishment and maintain consistent soil moisture throughout the growing season.
Pruning: Prune in late winter or early spring to shape the shrub and encourage vigorous new flowering stems.
Maintenance: Moderate — a vigorous English shrub rose that rewards gardeners with outstanding fragrance, luxurious blooms, and repeat flowering from late spring through fall.
About Our Rose Bouquets
- We are pleased to announce that our garden roses have achieved Carbon Neutral International Standard Certification from the United Nations Climate Change (UNFCCC). For more information, please read here.
- Furthermore, our ethically cultivated garden roses have received certification from Florverde Sustainable Flowers, recognizing our commitment to Social and Environmental Standard Practices. To learn more, please read here.
- Your roses are freshly cut to order by our passionate and skilled growers, who tend to each bloom with love and expertise. Each stem is processed with care and nestled in specially designed packaging that ensures their safe journey to you. To maintain the vitality and beauty of the roses, the thorns are intentionally left intact, adding a touch of natural elegance. Our farm takes pride in empowering women, with over half of our dedicated team being female. We invite you to explore our unwavering commitment to enhancing the overall well-being and success of our workers, as they bring the beauty of these roses to life. Read more here.
- For protection during transit, the roses are securely packaged in corrugated cardboard. Upon unwrapping, you can create your own floral arrangements.
- Please follow the care instructions for your garden roses here.
- We kindly ask that you allow two to four days for your roses to open from bud to bloom. For detailed information regarding bloom progression, please refer here.
- If these roses are intended for a specific event, we recommend selecting a delivery date approximately two to three days prior to the occasion to ensure that your roses will be in full bloom by the time of your celebration.
- Please note that vases are not included with the arrangements.
- Our garden roses are a gift from nature, and we make every effort to ensure that the right roses are blooming in time for your order. While we cannot guarantee that the exact colors depicted in the photographs will be available, we are dedicated to shipping the highest quality roses in colors that closely match those shown on our website. We assure you that your garden roses will be freshly harvested and beautiful, and we hope that you or your recipients will experience the joy infused into each bouquet.
- These roses are lovingly and sustainably grown by Alexandra Farms for Grace Rose Farm. To learn more about our commitment to sustainability, please visit our blog.
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