Oxford Physic Rose (Shrub Rose)

(Modern Classic) The exquisite ‘Oxford Physic Rose’ fits beautifully within our Peter Beales ‘Modern Classic’ collection, holding all the charm and characteristics that gardeners over the years have come to love from an old fashioned shrub rose, but at the same time it carries all the health and robustness of a modern day rose. The silky, shell pink blooms are open cup in shape and lend themselves perfectly to pollinating insects such as bees and butterflies. The scent is particularly reminiscent of a classic rose, very sweet, strong and lasting.
Growing to approximately 120cm (4ft) in height, the rose alone will make the perfect specimen plant within your garden or equally the rose is outstanding placed in the middle of a border surrounded by herbaceous plants such as Campanulas, Salvias, Lavenders, Asters and Hardy Geraniums. Being so versatile, if you planted the rose next to a wall or fence the young stems can also be trained to form a small climber. Bred by Beales.

University of Oxford Botanic Garden and the 400th Anniversary Rose:  The University of Oxford Botanic Garden is the UK’s oldest botanic garden and one of the oldest in the world. The Garden was founded in 1621 by Henry Danvers, first Earl of Danby KG as a physic garden (medicinal garden) for the cultivation of medicinal plants for teaching students in the Medical School. Originally called the Oxford Physic Garden, its name was changed to the ‘Botanic Garden’ in 1840 by its Keeper, Professor Charles Daubeny, who built a laboratory at the Garden and established a department for botanical research and teaching. The Garden therefore occupies a unique place in history as the birthplace of botanical science in the UK.
Today, Oxford Botanic Garden remains a place of research and teaching in the plant sciences but it also plays a vital role in plant conservation and public engagement. This holistic role is captured in the Garden’s mission ‘to share the scientific wonder and importance of plants with the world’. The Garden holds a collection of over 5,000 different types of plants, many extremely rare and some found nowhere else in the world. This unique collection is used to communicate to people of all ages why plants matter to them and to the planet, because without plants there would be no life on earth.
Roses have always been closely associated with the history of the Gardens, in 1772 the address itself was renamed ‘Rose Lane’ due to the profusion of roses grown at the Garden during the 18th century. Then in the 1950’s and 60’s the great plant geneticist and Keeper of the Garden, Cyril Darlington carried out pioneering and extensive research on roses, whilst establishing a diverse collection of the genus with his Garden Superintendent, George Robinson. Sadly, this collection no longer exists but in recognition of the Garden’s 400th anniversary the team of experts at the Botanic Garden have been working alongside Peter Beales to create a beautiful new hybrid to celebrate the Garden’s 400th anniversary!