Beautiful

Thank you for sharing your pictures and your reviews. That is a beautiful rose and one that I have been considering for a while now.

Someone else on here was also singing her praises.

Thank you Kristine. I know everyone says to give them 3 years, but if she is going to get any better I can’t wait to see it. I am not very patient and a rose that is strong and free flowering even on her first year is ideal to me. I also love pinks =).

What a beautiful rose this rose is. Beyond the flower l have been stunned at how heathy this rose has been. I purchased other Austin's that were said to be healthy but this and Desdemona have been the best for me so far.

As a side note mine weren’t blooming as well this year as before. Turns out I have three types of insects they lay cane bore eggs in roses. Hunter wasps, Carpenter bees and sawfly larvea. One of them inserted thier off spring into every cane of seven PA’s Mine are up and blooming now but yours are stunning. Thanks

Thank you Patty. Sorry to hear about all those insects. It is incredible to see all the beautiful gardens here and know how difficult it can be to have a beautiful garden with all kinds of insects trying to destroy it year round. Hope your roses catch a break now so you can enjoy the blooms.

Thank you as well Diane, no need for sorrys though. Many many bugs and insects are a way of life here. I made my peace with them long ago.

I ordered this rose this year and I too have praises for it. I feel like its one of the more underrated Austins. Mine is also very clean and very bloomy. The blooms last well in the vase, keep their coloring, even in my deathly hot summers, and she's not troubled by pests. I'd like to get her on Fortuniana from K&M next season.

Ok, it's been a year so what are the thoughts on Princess Anne now?

What colour is this rose precisely? In some of the photos,it looks to be a purply-violet pink, but in the lowest one it looks quite reddish. Which would you say is more accurate?

I grew Princess Anne in LV and purchased a new plant during the R.U. sale. Glad to read that it can deal with humidity. All of the roses delivered just after Memorial day (other sources) have clean leaves, but no blooms yet. I have been watching them like a hawk because I do not know what to expect...

I would describe the color of Princess Anne as a deep pink with violet hues as the blooms fade a bit.

Absolutely gorgeous!

what's the white one？ Love IT!

Thank you Lynne. The white on foreground is tranquility by David Austin. It is on my “probation” list because it gets too much black spot and the thrips make it look dirty. It is wanting to be a huge rose throwing 6 and 7 feet canes. It would make a good climber. If thrips aren’t huge in your area she would be beautiful. The simple white on background is Kew gardens by David Austin, a great simple rose.

Thank you, Diane!

Tranquility is on my list. We don't have thrips issue here.

I try not to get another pink DAs (I have Queen of Sweden, Princess Alexandra of Kent, Ancient Mariner, Ambridge, Scepterd's isle) but your Princess Anna got me. There are so many very pretty pink DA. I wish they have more color selection.

It is amazing only in second year. None of my DA has that many flowers.

Princess Anne was my first DA roses and is still one of my absolute favourites. I love the colour variation in the blooms and the long bloom period. In my garden, PA starts in May and can bloom into November if it stays mild.

I also have Mayflower, England’s Rose and Gertrude Jekyll. It seems I just can’t resist those pink DAs, although I did get Winchester Cathedral this spring.

Oh my goodness... I NEED this rose in my life. The pictures are so stunning and it’s one of my favorite shades of pink.

I LOVE loom of peonies but can’t grow them in my area. I’m hoping this one will grow well in my area.

Is anyone growing Princess Anne Rose in (Orange County), Southern California area near the Coast? I’m in USDA Zone 10B, located about 5 miles from the beach.

Dianela: How long would you say blooms on your Princess Anne Rose last on the bush? I’m finding that the blooms on my plant shatter within a day or two. I don’t know if this is because it’s such a new plant... but it opens up so quickly and the blooms shatter to the ground before I even have time to enjoy them. Is this true for your Princess Anne rose? I had heard that most DA roses generally don’t make good cut flowers because the blooms shatter when cut... but I had assumed the blooms would at least last if left on the plant. I’m wondering if I should give it time, or swap it sooner than later while I can still trade it in for another rose. I have about year to decide.

I'd be curious to know the answer to this question too. I just ordered my first Austin - Olivia Rose.

From what I've read, I got the impression that Austins, while exquisite in appearance, tend to be rather delicate and don't last long on bush or vase.

Is this true ?

@Artist-FKA-Novice Zone 7B GA I think many of DA roses were bred with the self deadheading feature so when people use these roses for landscape they are required minimal maintenance. The downside of this feature is the blooms don’t last long on a bush or in a vase, but these roses are constant in bloom so you always have a low maintenance beautiful landscape. I don’t cut my Queen of Sweden rose because the blooms don’t last long in a vase.

Some DA last longer in a vase but you have to look for a specific DA, ex: Evelyn, Abraham Darby (rust problem), Spirit of Freedom, Munstead Wood, Bathsheba...

Olivia Rose Austin has decent vase life 4+ days. Helen

I replied to your other thread Ann because I saw that one first. My Princess Anne’s blooms definitely last more than a day but I am not certain how long. I am also sure they last longer in cooler weather. Helen is on the money with her answer. Here all my David Austins bloom a lot but the individual blooms don’t last very long. I grow iceberg as well tho, and she blooms in the same manner, many blooms with short life. I do not think Princess Anne‘s blooms last any less than iceberg here.

Severe_novice: Olivia has a good base life for an Austin and actually it seems to hold on to her petals some on the bush (that is usually the way). Self cleaning blooms usually done last as long.

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply Dianela. I’m a TOTAL novice when it comes to David Austin roses. I didn’t realize that DA’s were bred to be self-deadheading/self-cleaning roses...fascinating. You make a really good point about the blooms not lasting as long in warm sunny weather as compared to cooler weather. By any chance do you grow a rose called Celestine sold by Palatine? Pictures make it look like it may be similar in coloring and look to Princess Anne... but potentially with blooms that last longer.

Ann I do not grow Celestine, but she looks beautiful. I would definitely try her. Here I don’t worry about how long blooms last because my biggest concern is the humidity which balls roses. A self cleaning rose is great here. I have no counted how long the blooms in Princess Elise last, but that is another beautiful rose in the same color range you could try. Lilyfinch i think got her and she is in California so she may be able to provide more data in bloom life in the future.

Ann I do not grow Celestine, but she looks beautiful. I would definitely try her. Here I don’t worry about how long blooms last because my biggest concern is the humidity which balls roses. A self cleaning rose is great here. I have no counted how long the blooms in Princess Elise last, but that is another beautiful rose in the same color range you could try. Lilyfinch i think got her and she is in California so she may be able to provide more data in bloom life in the future.

Dianela: thank you! O...M...G!!! 😍 Your Princess Elise is EXQUISITE! I will definitely ask Lilyfinch about Princess Elise. I learn something new every time I read your post. Thank you so much for taking the time to share about your personal experience with growing these beautiful roses. I didn’t realize humidity causes balling... as I’m only familiar with California dry heat.