Fighting Temeraire

Today's the day ....................... for the name of the rose

This rose was named for the Turner Contemporary Gallery, on Margate’s seafront in Kent - and shares its name, The Fighting Temeraire, with a painting from 1839 by the English landscape painter, water-colourist and printmaker, JMW Turner.

It was developed in 2011 by David Austin and has fully open large flowers, 4-5 inches across. They are a rich apricot colour, with a hint of yellow and the fragrance is fruity with a strong element of lemon zest. It forms a spreading shrub, with the many stems producing a mass of flowers held in large heads.

And there's still plenty of flowers yet to come, despite the fact we are well into November ....................