Skip to content
  • Blog
    • Cordelia
    • Cordelia
    • Cordelia

    Cordelia

    (Ausbottle) English Shrub Rose Bred By David Austin
      • Delivered without foliage or soil
      • Arrives in plastic-free packaging
      • Traditionally, Planted in dormancy in the winter months (October-April)
      • Planting bare roots in the winter allows their roots to establish and produce bountiful blooms by the next flowering season
      • Cost-effective, particularly when planted on mass.
      Description

      This is one of a group of English Roses that is closely related to the old Alba Roses, all of which have a pleasing delicacy and elegance. It bears charming, semi-double, silky petalled flowers that are a delightful shade of the purest rose pink, paling slightly with age. They are borne in large sprays - each bloom paling individually, to provide a pleasing, mixed effect in each cluster. The opening buds have attractively large, elongated sepals. If the flowers are not dead-headed there will be a crop of hips later in the season.

      .
      Characteristics
      • Colour: Rose pink
      • Flowering: Repeat Flowering
      • Fragrance: Light-medium,Musk
      • Bloom Size: Medium
      • Family: English Shrub Rose
      • Size: Small Shrub
      • Height: 90cm
      • Width: 80cm
      • Breeder: David Austin
      • Year of Introduction: 2000
      Location
      • Attracting Bees
      • Mixed Border
      • Pots & Containers
      • Wild Areas
      Growing conditions
      • East, South, West Facing
      • Full Sunlight
      • All soil types
      Behind the name
      Named after the King’s daughter in Shakespeare’s King Lear.
      How to plant a shrub rose
      Frequently asked questions

      Need more help? for individual help or advice, we encourage you to contact our friendly, knowledgeable team on 01902 376300.

      Bare root roses are dormant plants and can be planted November and April.

      Potted roses are available all year round and can be planted at any time of the year.

      Aside from extreme weather, roses can be planted at any time during the year. The extreme weather conditions that we advise against planting in are when the ground is frozen, water-logged or during a drought.

      We take every care to breed, grow and deliver the best roses. If a rose fails to grow or arrives damaged, we will replace it free of charge. That’s the David Austin promise. If you would like to request a replacement or refund of a rose within the 5 year guarantee period, please complete our Returns form.

      Call us on 01902 376300

      Email us [email protected]

      • Monday–Friday
        8:30am — 6:00pm
      • Saturday
        8:30am — 4:30pm
      • Sunday
        Closed
      Are you in the right place?