The Lark Ascending® (Ausursula) is a florifiorus and elegant shrub rose with loose open cupped apricot-coloured blooms and golden yellow stamens. This rose is loved for its airy and healthy growth as well as its timelessly beautiful silhouette.
It has soft apricot petals, arranged around a cluster of golden stamens and a light Tea and Myrrh fragrance. At the end of the season the rose hips produced by this rose shrub are stunning and add further interest to admire through to winter.
Introduce in 2012, this English shrub rose was bred by David Austin and is named after the much-loved piece of music composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams.
Plant details
- Breeder: David Austin
- Rose type: Shrub Rose
- Colour: Apricot
- Fragrance: Light Tea Myrrh
- Bloom size: Medium
- Flowering period: May, June, July, August, September, October (Repeat flowering)
- Pot size: 6-Litre
Growing conditions
- Soil moisture: Moist but well drained
- Soil pH: Acid, Alkaline, Neutral (suitable for all soil types)
- Hardiness: Fully hardy
Best location
- Aspect: North, East, South or West-facing
- Sunlight: Full sun, Partial shade
Expected plant growth
- Plant height: Up to 1.5m (after 3 years)
- Plant width: Up to 1.5m (after 3 years)
All measurements are approximate
How to care for your rose
To get the best blooms from The Lark Ascending® rose, plant it with an application of David Austin Mycorrhizal Fungi to help the roots establish and encourage good plant health. We also recommend regular feeding with rose food, once in late March or early April and again in July. Whilst this rose is in flower, regularly deadhead to encourage new bud growth.
(Images courtesy of David Austin® Roses)
