Named after the kind-hearted hero of George Eliot's novel, the Silas Marner English Shrub Rose from David Austin Roses is vibrant and thriving. An unfussy rose of soft mid pink, the petals are pale on the reverse and fade at the edges creating a gentle quality. Held on red stems, the medium-sized cupped blooms have relaxed, almost ruffled petals which are set around an attractive button eye. There is a medium-strong Old Rose fragrance with accents of fruity lemon, green banana and apricot. A very healthy medium-sized shrub with glossy dark green foliage and wide, arching growth.

Introduced in 2020, this rose is suitable for all soil types and thrives in partial or full sunlight. It is ideal for brightening up mixed borders or celebrating in rose borders. Versatile, the shrub also does well as cuttings, for a more mobile splash of colour and scent.

After approximately three years of annual pruning, the Silas Marner will be about 110cm tall and 140cm wide, with a delicious Old Rose scent and medium blooms. As a repeat flowerer, this bush will give you fragrant flushes of flowers from late spring to early winter.