David Austin Rosa Thomas A. Beckett

David Austin Rosa Thomas A. Beckett

Rosa ‘Thomas Becket’ is a David Austin English shrub rose bearing rich crimson-red blooms with a moderately scented Old Rose fragrance. It is repeat-flowering in flushes from early summer into autumn, forming a graceful, bushy shrub ideal for mixed borders and cottage-style plantings. Expect an eventual size of around 1.21.4m in height and 1.21.4m in spread when grown in fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun.

Rose type: David Austin English Shrub Rose Flowering habit: Repeat-flowering in flushes

To help give a clear sense of scale, the stone wall shown in our photos measures approximately 265cm in height. We also use familiar garden tools as visual references: a digging fork (110cm tall) and a hand fork (30cm tall). These are included purely as size guides to help you better judge proportions when viewing the images.

Position: Full sun Rate of Growth: Moderate Soil: Fertile, moist but well-drained Hardiness: Fully hardy Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Plant at a Glance

light:sun
facing:south
facing:west
soiltype:moderate-fertile
soilmoisture:normal
foliage:deciduous
flowering:june
flowering:july
flowering:august
flowering:september
flowercolour:red
leafcolour:green
size:90cm-2m
rosetype:david-austin
gardenstyle:cottage-garden