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Flower Color:  Rich Yellow 

Flower Size:  Large, 70+ petals

Flowering Period:  Spring to Frost!

Flower Type:  Full Double with outer ring of petals surrounding an informal group of petals

Fragrant Flowers:  Yes, lemon scented becoming sweeter with age

Foliage Color:  Shiny Green

Fragrant Foliage:  No

Attracts:  Visual Attention

Resistances:  Cold Temperatures (-20F), Drought (moderate when established), Heat, Humidity, Good Disease resistance

A spectacular rose with sunny color and strong fragrance to delight the senses, 'The Poet's Wife' English Shrub Rose is sure to brighten up even the gloomiest day. In waves from spring to frost she features large and abundant, cupped form, full double rich yellow roses. Each bloom forms a neat outer ring of petals surrounding an informal group of petals within exuding a heavenly rich fragrance with a hint of lemon becoming sweeter as the blooms age. The blooms stand out beautifully against the shiny green leaves and are excellent for cutting and use in floral arrangements. Very hardy, handling the cold and heat and humidity in USDA Zones 5 through 11, The Poet's Wife forms a bushy, nicely rounded arching shrub to 4 feet tall and equally as wide, which makes for a good fit in sunny to partially shaded smaller garden beds, or in containers that can be situated on or around patios and other outdoor sitting areas where the sunny flowers and wonderful fragrance can be enjoyed from close up.  

Growing to 4 feet tall and equally as wide, The Poet's Wife English Shrub Rose is ideal for use as an accent, in groupings or as a hedge in sunny to partially shaded borders. Its smaller stature makes for a good fit in containers that can be situated on or around patios, decks and other outdoor sitting and living spaces. A fine addition to cottage gardens, yellow theme gardens, cutting gardens, antique and old-fashioned gardens, and fragrance and sensory gardens.

The The Poet's Wife English Shrub Rose is easy to grow in most any moist but well-drained soil of average or above average fertility and full sun to part shade for the best flowering. As with all other roses, morning sun is a must to dry dew from the leaves. Flowering will be best if the plant receives at least 5 hours of direct sun during the day.