‘Lady Hillingdon’ is a renowned, fragrant tea rose (introduced 1910, climbing sport 1917) celebrated for its deep apricot-yellow, semi-double, nodding blooms and contrasting, reddish-bronze young foliage.
Available as a climbing or bush form, it is a repeat-flowering, hardy plant often used to cover walls, pillars, and pergolas.
Available as a climbing or bush form, it is a repeat-flowering, hardy plant often used to cover walls, pillars, and pergolas.
Key Characteristics & Details:
- Color & Fragrance: Rich apricot-yellow to gold flowers with a strong, classic tea fragrance.
- Flowers: Long, waxy, pointed buds open into large, loose double blooms.
- Growth Form: Climbing form reaches
3.5–63.5 – 6
3.5–6
meters (
12–2012 – 2012–20
ft); Bush form is more compact.
- Foliage: Distinctive plum-purple or bronze-mahogany young stems and leaves that turn rich dark green with age.
- Flowering Season: Early summer to late autumn, often lasting until the first frosts.
- Care: Thrives in full sun, requires well-drained, fertile soil, and is relatively disease-resistant.
This classic rose was named for Lady Alice Hillingdon and is highly valued for its elegant, nodding, fragrant blooms, making it a popular choice for romantic or cottage-style gardens.
