'The Ancient Mariner' rose References
Website/Catalog (2018) Includes photo(s). (Ausoutcry) The Ancient Mariner An impressive variety, bearing masses of very large, many petalled blooms on a bushy, quite upright shrub. The blooms are a lovely glowing mid pink at the centre, paling towards the edges. Over time, they each reveal a cluster of golden stamens. There is a strong, warm myrrh fragrance. David Austin, 2015. [...] The name of this rose was inspired by Samuel Taylor Coleridge's epic poem, The Rime of the Ancient Mariner, published in 1798 in Lyrical Ballads.
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