Windrush is a hybrid deciduous shrub in the rose family (Rosaceae) bred by David Austin in1984. Parentage is unnamed seedling x (Canterbury x Golden Wings). Windrush is a strong bushy shrub that will grow 5-6 feet tall and 3-4 feet wide. Grow in full sun in moist, fertile, well-drained soil. Prune in late winter to remove dead or diseased canes and to 1/3-1/2 its size. The soft yellow, fragrant, semi-double flowers appear in clusters in early summer and bloom in flushes through fall. The glossy green leaves are on canes with prickles. Use Windrush as a specimen or in the border of an English, cottage or cutting garden. Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Disease resistant. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses. VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for "Trees, Shrubs and Conifers," a plant identification course developed in partnership with Longwood Gardens. More information on Rosa .
Curated pairwise relationships between this plant and others in the library — who feeds
whom, who competes, who confuses the pests. Green reads as a good pairing, red as one to avoid.
No curated interactions recorded for this species yet.
Also noted by NC State
Related species the NC State Plant Toolbox flags for this plant — look-alikes to tell
apart, and plants that play a similar role in a planting. Ones we carry in the library are linked.
Fills a similar nicheRosa 'Belle Poitevine'Rosa 'Duet'Rosa Iceberg Schneewittchen® 'KORbin'
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Perennial; Rose
Life cycle
Perennial; Woody
USDA zones
6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil texture
Clay; High Organic Matter; Loam (Silt); Sand
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage | Moist
Available space
3 feet-6 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Medium
Canopy layer
4 - Herbaceous
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Erect
Foliage
Deciduous
Leaf color
Green
Leaf type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Leaf arrangement
Alternate
Leaf margin
Serrate
Leaf feel
Glossy
Hairs present
No
Leaf detail
glossy mid-green compound foliage with 5 leaflets
Flower color
Gold/Yellow; White
Flower value
Fragrant; Long Bloom Season; Showy
Flower shape
Cup
Flower size
1-3 inches
Flower detail
2-3 inch very fragrant cupped semi-double blooms with 9-16 petals are light yellow that fade to white with prominent dark golden stamens, Repeat blooms summer through fall.
Bloom time
Fall; Summer
Fruit color
Red/Burgundy
Fruit type
Pome
Fruit value
Showy
Fruit size
< 1 inch long, < 1 inch wide
Fruit detail
Rose hips will develop if the flowers are not pruned off
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Wildlife value
Attracts bees
Attracts
Bees
Food & Medicine
Harvest time
Fall; Summer
Fruit type
Pome
Landscape Use
Landscape theme
Cottage Garden; Cutting Garden; English Garden; Pollinator Garden