Grace® David Austin® English Shrub Rose

Warm, elegant, and beautifully refined, Grace® is a captivating David Austin® English Shrub Rose admired for its exquisite pure apricot blooms, graceful growth, and delightful Tea fragrance. Introduced in 2001, this lovely English Rose combines the romantic flower form associated with David Austin® with a particularly neat, well-rounded shrub habit, making it an outstanding choice for borders, cottage gardens, containers, and dedicated rose beds.

Grace® begins with beautifully formed buds that gradually open into perfectly shaped, shallowly cupped rosettes. The numerous petals are arranged with remarkable precision, creating a distinctive flower with narrow outer petals that gently turn back as the bloom matures.

The coloring is especially beautiful. Each flower displays a rich pure apricot center that gradually becomes paler toward the outer petals, producing a luminous, warm-toned effect. As blooms at different stages appear together on the shrub, the result is a sophisticated blend of apricot, peach, and softly faded cream.

Adding to its charm is a warm, sensuous Tea fragrance that perfectly complements the flowers. Grace® repeat flowers throughout the growing season, producing fresh flushes of its beautifully formed apricot rosettes from late spring into fall.

The plant forms a branching, well-rounded shrub with attractive foliage and naturally graceful growth. Its manageable proportions make Grace® particularly versatile in the landscape, where it can be planted individually, grouped in borders, or grown in a large decorative container.

Key Features

Growing Information

Ideal Uses

✔ Mixed Borders
✔ Dedicated Rose Gardens
✔ Cottage Gardens
✔ English Gardens
✔ Pots & Large Containers
✔ Cutting Gardens
✔ Fragrance Gardens

Recommended Growing Regions

Grace® is well suited for:

• Northeast

• Mid-Atlantic

• Midwest

• Southeast

• Southwest

• West Coast

• Pacific Northwest

• Intermountain West

Exquisite Apricot Coloring

The warm coloring of Grace® is one of its most memorable qualities. Rather than displaying a uniform orange or peach tone, the flowers begin with a rich apricot center before gradually becoming softer and paler toward the outer petals.

This subtle variation gives the blooms tremendous depth and makes Grace® especially beautiful alongside cream, white, blush pink, lavender, deep purple, and soft yellow companion plants.

Its elegant coloring also makes the flowers wonderful for cutting, where their warm apricot tones blend beautifully into romantic floral arrangements.

Classic David Austin® Flower Form

Grace® is particularly admired for the precision of its flowers. The blooms open into beautifully arranged rosettes, with numerous narrow petals creating a refined, almost sculpted appearance.

As the flowers mature, the outer petals gently turn back, giving each bloom an increasingly graceful character. Combined with the shrub's rounded growth habit, this creates a rose that looks polished without appearing overly formal.

Why You'll Love Grace®

• Exquisite pure apricot flowers that become paler toward the edges

• Beautifully arranged rosettes with approximately 80 petals

• Warm Tea fragrance adds another dimension to the blooms

• Repeat flowering provides successive flushes throughout the season

• Rounded, branching habit creates an attractive garden shrub

• Performs in full sun while also tolerating partial shade

• Manageable size works beautifully in borders and large containers

• Gorgeous for cutting and romantic floral arrangements

• A classic David Austin® rose combining refined color, fragrance, and elegant English Rose form

Bring warmth and sophistication to your garden with Grace®. Its luminous apricot rosettes, inviting Tea fragrance, graceful rounded growth, and reliable repeat flowering make this beautiful David Austin® English Rose an exceptional choice for borders, cottage gardens, containers, fragrance gardens, and romantic landscapes.