Darcey Bussell Rose is a reblooming deciduous shrub with a mounded habit and semi-glossy rich green foliage. The fruity scented crimson pink double flowers fade to mauve as they age and bloom continuously from spring through summer.  Best grown in full sun and rich, moist, slightly acidic well-drained soils.

MAINTENANCE NEEDS:  Medium Maintenance. Roses are susceptible to powdery mildew, black spot, rust, and rose rosette and require regular fungicide in humid areas that experience a lot of rainfall.  Pest issues include aphids, borers, scale, mites thrips, midges, and leafhoppers.
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Foundation Plantings, Trellises, Walls, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS:  Catmint, Lilac, Coneflower

IMAGES:  Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., Lyme Park 2016 030, CC BY-SA 4.0, (2) Photograph by Mike Peel (www.mikepeel.net)., Lyme Park 2016 032, CC BY-SA 4.0, (3) Geolina163, Rosa 'Darcey Bussell' David Austin 03, CC BY-SA 4.0, (4) Geolina163, Rosa 'Darcey Bussell' David Austin 01, CC BY-SA 4.0

* As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.