Botanical profile

English rose 'Strawberry Hill'

Latin name
Rosa 'Strawberry Hill'
Common name
English Rose 'Strawberry Hill'
Type
Flowering shrub
Family
Rosaceae

Rosa ‘Strawberry Hill’, commonly known as the ‘Strawberry Hill’ English rose, is a graceful David Austin variety appreciated for its romantic blooms and exquisite fragrance. Its vigorous, bushy to slightly climbing habit allows it to be grown as a large shrub or trained on a trellis, arch, or wall. It produces large, double, cup-shaped flowers of luminous light pink with pearlescent reflections, delicately darker in the center. Highly fragrant, they diffuse a rich and fresh scent with notes of myrrh and fruit, perceptible from a distance. Abundant in bloom from early summer until the first frosts, this rose offers an elegant presence in beds or on vertical structures. Rosa ‘Strawberry Hill’ attracts pollinating insects and brings charm, softness, and refinement to landscape designs.

Care guide

Growing conditions

Light, soil, water and hardiness

Hardiness zone
Zone 5
Exposure
Full sun or at least 6 hours of direct sun per day.
Watering
Water regularly, especially during the first year. Then, water during periods of heat or drought.
Fertilization
Fertilize in spring with a rose or flowering plant fertilizer. Repeat every 4 to 6 weeks until mid-August. Do not fertilize after this time to allow the plant to fully enter dormancy.
Soil type
Rich, well-drained soil
Minimum temperature
'-30°C
Plant appearance

Blooming, foliage and shape

Blooming period
June to September
Flower color
Medium pink
Fruiting
Small red rose hips late in the season if the faded flowers are kept
Foliage color
Green
Foliage type
Obsolete
Shape
Rounded bush
Garden structure

Size and growth

Height
4.9 ft (1.5 m)
Width
120 cm (4 feet)
Growth rate
Average
Pet friendly
Safe for pets

Pets

Pollinators
Attracts or supports pollinating insects

Pollinators

Butterflies
Plants that attract butterflies

Butterflies

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