Yes most of the Pat Austins have a tendency to bend over with the weight of the flowers.

I don't know if it's typical, but mine droop, too. The stem close to the flower is rather small to give the larger sized blooms support. However, they look very nice in a vase and the colr os unique.

Pat Austin blooms droop when the plant is still young. Everything I've read about this rose says that as the bush matures, the blooms will be more upright. Mine is entering its third year in my garden and is getting stronger and stronger.

Almost all large flowered English David Austin Roses have this "drooping" quality to the bush. After 5 years you will see a noticeable improvement, particularly to Pay Austin as she becomes more upright in nature and stonger in vigour.

I think part of the explanation is the tea-noisette genetic inheritance particularly throughthe parent Graham Thomas. Many of the English Roses get pretty big especially in the southern U.S., so if you can place the rose near a wall or vertical surface the flowers will nod down at you. I like this. Jacquemon