English Rose Names
South Pacific Roses is proud to be a grower of a wide range of popular roses including those early varieties bred by the English rose breeder David Austin.
For many years these roses have been sold using names you may recognise. Only roses grown under licence from David Austin Roses in the UK are allowed to use those names.
However, anyone who grows roses is allowed to use the international denomination for that breed. For David Austin’s roses, this name usually begins with the letters AUS meaning Austin and ending with some descriptive name like “Blush” or “Gold”.
We are proud to be an independent grower of quality roses. We identify the roses we sell using their international denominations.
“A rose by any other name, would smell as sweet.”
To assist you further please click on the cultivars below to provide you with an extensive description.
International denomination
When you purchase a rose from South Pacific Roses, you are purchasing the same breed as those sold by David Austin Roses, but independently grown according to the high quality standards South Pacific Roses is known for. Our roses have no connection with, and are not sourced from, David Austin Roses.