“Bathsheba” is the first apricot-colored climbing rose introduced by David Austin in 20 years. Flowers can have up to 170 petals each. Petals are apricot-pink on the upper side and soft yellow ...

For more than 60 years, David Austin Roses has named new varieties after historical British figures, all of them white. The Dannahue, which honors Danny Clarke, changed that.

David Austin, a plant breeder who defiantly reinvented the rose flower to the delight of gardeners, florists and brides around the world, died Dec. 18 at his home in Albrighton, in Shropshire ...