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David C. H. Austin

David Austin

David Charles Henshaw Austin (16 February 1926 – 18 December 2018) was an English rose breeder and writer.[1] His work was impacting on breeding roses with the character and fragrance of old garden roses (such as gallicas, damasks and alba roses). In 2010, he was named a "Great Rosarian of the World".[2]

Austin was born in Wolverhampton, England and died on 18 December 2018 in Shropshire, England at the age of 92.[3]

David C. H. Austin Media

  • David Austin English Rose 'Mary Rose' 1983 (named after the ship Mary Rose) in the Albury, New South Wales, Botanical Gardens

  • Rosa 'Othello' (named after the tragedy Othello) in the Volksgarten

  • Taken in the Cambridge University Botanic Garden

  • 'Charles Rennie Mackintosh'

  • Rosa 'Charlotte' in the Volksgarten in Vienna. Identified by sign.

  • 'Crown Princess Margareta'

  • Taken at the New York Botanical Garden.

References

  1. ↑ "David C.H. Austin OBE". Davidaustinroses.com. 16 June 2007. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "David Austin 2010 "Great Rosarian"". Gardennewsbreak.com. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "David C. H. Austin OBE VMH (1926-2018)". www.prnewswire.co.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2018.

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