Shrub Rose • Created by David Austin • England
Port Sunlight
Port Sunlight
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Bare-root roses are lifted only after they enter dormancy and the shoots have fully matured and hardened. Lifting them too early can stress the plants and leave young growth insufficiently mature.
We do not force the season simply to ship earlier. We wait for the right point in the plant’s natural cycle, so you receive a strong, well-matured rose ready for planting and the season ahead.
What about colder regions and winter frost?
Waiting until the shoots have fully matured helps the plants enter winter better prepared for low temperatures.
Famous Roses provides a 180-day establishment guarantee for bare-root roses.
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Port Sunlight® is a David Austin Shrub Rose with rich apricot, flat quartered rosettes, a medium Tea fragrance and reliable repeat flowering. Its upright, vigorous habit reaches about 140 cm in height and width, while young bronzy-red stems and foliage mature to deep green.
Choose it if you want a generous apricot shrub rose that brings warmth, fragrance and an established English-garden atmosphere to borders, hedges or a large container.
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Full description:
Port Sunlight® brings the warmth of apricot into the garden in a particularly refined way. Its medium-large flowers form flat, quartered rosettes in rich apricot, paling softly towards the outer petals as they mature.
Introduced by David Austin in 2007, it was named after the model village of Port Sunlight in the Wirral, where a beautiful garden of English roses forms part of the landscape and history of the place.
The fragrance is a lovely medium-strength Tea scent: traditional, warm and easy to enjoy near a path, terrace, window or favourite seating area.
Port Sunlight® forms a vigorous, fairly upright shrub of approximately 140 × 140 cm. Its young stems and foliage emerge bronzy red before maturing to dark green, adding colour and depth even between flowering flushes.
It repeat-flowers from late spring into early winter, grows in full sun or partial shade and is useful in borders, rose hedges, large containers and for cutting. The RHS has recognised Port Sunlight® with the Award of Garden Merit.
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Characteristics:
Type: Shrub Rose
Breeder: David Austin
Varietal name: Auslofty
Introduced: 2007
Colour: Rich apricot, paling towards the edges
Flower: Medium-large, flat, quartered rosettes
Fragrance: Medium, Tea
Flowering: Repeat flowering
Height at maturity: Approximately 140 cm
Width at maturity: Approximately 140 cm
Growth habit: Vigorous, fairly upright shrub
Foliage: Bronzy red when young, maturing to dark green
Exposure: Full sun or partial shade
Use: Borders, rose hedges, large pots and containers, feature planting and cutting
Award: RHS Award of Garden Merit
Named after: Port Sunlight model village in the Wirral
Delivery format: Potted rose or bare-root rose, depending on season and availability
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Does Port Sunlight® repeat flower?
Yes. It flowers in repeated flushes from late spring into the colder part of the year.
What does Port Sunlight® smell like?
It has a medium-strength Tea fragrance.
How large does it grow?
David Austin lists it at approximately 140 cm in height and width.
Can it grow in partial shade?
Yes. It is suitable for full sun or partial shade.
Why is it called Port Sunlight?
It was named after the model village in the Wirral, known for its beautiful garden of English roses.
What does the rose look like on delivery?
Its appearance depends on the delivery season and natural stage of growth. See What roses look like on delivery →.
What should I do after planting?
Water thoroughly and keep the soil lightly moist while roots establish. See the planting guide →.
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