Data specific to Roses (Edit)
Bloom size: Medium: 2-3"
Bloom shape: Cupped
Petal count: very full: 40+ petals
Rose bloom color: Medium yellow
Extra Bloom Info: Medium to large, in clusters
Rebloom: Good
Class: Shrub
Growth Habit: Can be grown as climber, up to 8-10 feet
Fragrance: Strong
Hybridizer & year: David Austin, 1991
Optimal growing zones: USDA zone 5 and warmer

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F)
Plant Height: 8-10 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Yellow
Flower Time: Spring
Summer
Fall
Uses: Cut Flower
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Miscellaneous: With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth
Awards and Recognitions: RHS AGM
Parentage: Graham Thomas x Yellow Button

Image
Alternative cultivar names:
  • 'The Pilgrim'
  • 'AUSwalker'
  • 'Gartenarchitekt Gunther Schulze'

Common names
  • Rose

Photo Gallery
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-08-02
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-08-11
Location: Near Napa Valley (Northern California)
Date: 2020-08-12
Location: Garden
Date: 2016-07

photo credit: Jamain
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2022-07-01
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2017-05-26

Date: 2019-11-09
Location: RHS Harlow Carr, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2020-06-27
In the plant sales area
Location: Wynyard Hall garden, UK
Date: 2022-07-01
Location: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Date: 2017-10-09
Location: Alnwick Garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2007-09-23
One of the best English roses for form

Date: 2007-07-26
Location: Atela Gardens, Alpiarca
Date: 2022-04-21
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2009-06-28

'The Pilgrim' Climbing Rose

Date: 2019-11-18
Photo by robertduval14
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2008-07-05
Photo by Mike

Date: 2012-05-29
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-26

The Pilgrim in an English garden
Photo by zuzu
Photo by chelle
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-23
Location: In my Mom's garden
Date: 2014-05-08
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5
Date: 2011-10-14
Untreated leaves - Medium green color, and fairly sparse on lower

Date: 2012-05-29
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-26
Photo by chelle
Photo by kniphofia
Photo by emoryterri
Location: My Northeastern Indiana Gardens - Zone 5b
Date: 2012-05-23
Glows even brighter blooming next to Sambucus 'Black Lace'
Photo by zuzu
This plant is tagged in:
Image Image

« Add a new plant to the database

» Search the Roses Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name

« See the general plant entry for Roses (Rosa)

« Visit the Roses forum

« The Roses Database Front Page

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by Leftwood and is called "Gentiana septemfida"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.