David Austin’s 2022 Rose Introductions

Silas Marner (Photo Courtesy of David Austin Roses)

Each year we wait to receive a press release to learn what new roses David Austin Roses will introduce into the United States. For 2022, there are 2 new introductions: Silas Marner and The Country Parson.

Silas Marner (Photo Courtesy of David Austin Roses)

Silas Marner is a lovely, medium pink rose with cuplike blooms and a button eye with glossy dark green foliage. The underside of the petals, as well as the outer petals, are a paler pink, creating a halo effect. It has a medium strong, old rose fragrance, a mature growth habit 3½’ high x 4½’ wide and is winter hardy to zone 4. If the name sounds familiar, it is: Silas Marner is named for the main character in George Eliot’s novel of the same name.

The Country Parson (Photo Courtesy of David Austin Roses)

The Country Parson, named after James Woodforde’s “The Diary of a Country Parson,” is a medium yellow rose. It has flowers that form medium-large rosettes with paler yellow outer petals that are described as translucent. This new introduction has a fruity fragrance, grayish green foliage and grows 3½’ high x 3½’ wide. Like Silas Marner, it is winter hardy to zone 4.

I recently checked David Austin’s web site (davidaustinroses.com) and both The Country Parson and Silas Marner are still available. You can also request their 2022 Handbook on their web site.

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