20 Most Beautiful Pink English Roses For Your Garden
Looking for the most beautiful pink English Roses for your garden? Look no further.
If you dream of creating an enchanting, romantic garden where old-fashioned roses line your paths and gracefully climb your walls, where their lovely scent fills the air and takes you back to a quaint town in Europe- I’m with you! There are so many stunning English rose varieties to choose from that it’s difficult to pick where to begin. If you’re anything like me, once you have your first English rose, you’ll want them all! Let’s start with pink English (or English-style) roses. Keep reading to find out what I consider to be the 20 most beautiful pink English roses for your garden.
Queen of Sweden
One of my absolute favorites, the gorgeous Queen of Sweden is an English shrub rose bred by David Austin. It has such a soft, dainty, delicate feel to it’s ruffled cup shape, and yet has a formality being a very upright English rose, with upward-facing cups that stay upright even after rainfall. It begins as a delicate apricot color and gradually changes to a soft pink. Queen of Sweden works fantastic as a rose hedge and also can grow in partial shade.
Color: Light pink
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Bloom Size: Medium
Fragrance: Medium, Myrrh
Size: Large Shrub, 5ft tall x 3ft wide
Princess Alexandra of Kent
Such a beauty! Princess Alexandra of Kent is an English shrub rose bred by David Austin that has beautiful glowing pink, deeply cupped, fully petalled, large flowers that are encircled by softer pink petals on the outside of each bloom. The bright pink blooms are stunning and offer the most wonderfully strong fragrance of fresh tea with notes of lemon. I planted a few Princess Alexandra of Kent roses lining our front entry, and it smells incredible when we step out of our front door each morning.
Color: Warm, Glowing Pink
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Bloom Size: Large
Fragrance: Strong, Tea/Lemon
Size: Large Shrub, 5ft tall x 4ft wide
Gertrude Jekyll
Another bright pink beauty, Gertrude Jekyll is the perfect short climbing rose. With it’s manageable height of 10 feet, it can beautifully climb above an entryway door and fill the entry with it’s rich old rose scent. Also bred by David Austin, Gertrude Jekyll’s rosette-shaped blooms make excellent cut flowers. So you can enjoy it’s lovely fragrance in your garden and in your home! Keep reading to learn more about another perfect short climbing rose I recommend, especially if you love a strong, fresh scent.
Color: Bright Pink
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Bloom Size: Large
Fragrance: Strong, Old Rose
Size: Large Shrub, 5ft tall x 3.5ft wide or Climber, 10ft tall
Constance Spry
Constance Spry is one of David Austin’s tallest (and oldest) English climbing roses that only blooms once and has many thorns- but wait! Although the show only happens once, Constance Spry blooms profusely for weeks with stunning, deeply cupped, soft pink blooms with an intense sweet myrrh fragrance. It can climb a large wall or fence and make for a breathtaking display of pink blooms. I’m a big fan of Claus Dalby, the amazing gardener and author from Denmark, and he agrees that Constance Spry is absolutely worth it to have as a once-flowering rose- and I definitely trust his advice!
Color: Soft Pink
Flowering: Once Flowering
Bloom Size: Large
Fragrance: Strong, Sweet Myrrh
Size: Tall Climber, 20ft tall
Olivia Rose Austin
One of the best! Olivia Rose Austin is another english rose bred by David Austin that begins blooming earlier than most and continues in flushes throughout the summer. The pastel to mid pink rosettes have a light fruity fragrance and large blooms. Olivia Rose Austin has dark green foliage that really allows the pink blooms to pop. As a compact grower, this gorgeous rose works great for a rose hedge or containers. Well-deserving of the most beautiful pink English roses for your garden.
Color: Mid Pink, Pastel Pink
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Bloom Size: Large
Fragrance: Light-Medium, Fruity
Size: Medium Shrub, 4.5ft tall x 3.5ft wide
Generous Gardener
A beautifully elegant medium climber, Generous Gardner boasts countless pale pink, water lily-like blooms and is considered to be one of the best climbing roses for fragrance. I planted one on each side of our garage and I can’t wait until this beauty climbs up and over with the prettiest soft pink blooms trailing over our heads. Cue: deep breath for *patience*.
Color: Pale Pink
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Bloom Size: Medium
Fragrance: Strong, Old Rose/Musk/Myrrh
Size: Medium Climber, 15ft tall
Scepter’d Isle
Another beautiful light pink English rose is Sceptor’d Isle, an English shrub bearing delicate cupped flowers with a subtle yellow stamen in the center of each bloom. Another great rose for fragrance and grows quite tall at 5 feet.
Color: Light Pink
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Bloom Size: Medium
Fragrance: Strong, Myrrh
Size: Large Shrub, 5ft tall x 4ft wide
James L. Austin
Switching gears to deep pink rosettes- and wow! James L. Austin is a gorgeous, eye-catching pop of color in the garden. With blooms in an upright habit and a light fruity scent, James L. Austin is a fantastic English rose if you’re leaning toward a deeper pink color.
Color: Deep Pink
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Bloom Size: Medium
Fragrance: Light-Medium, Fruity
Size: Medium Shrub 4ft tall x 3ft wide
Silas Marner
A newer introduction by David Austin, Silas Marner has lovely soft mid pink blooms surrounded by faded pink petals. Tolerant of partial shade, Silas Marner is a great choice for a pink English rose to add to your garden.
Color: Mid Pink
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Bloom Size: Medium
Fragrance: Medium-Strong, Old Rose
Size: Medium Shrub 3.5ft tall x 4.5ft wide
Harlow Carr
Shallow cupped, mid pink blooms cover this medium shrub from summer into fall. Harlow Carr’s old rose fragrance is delightfully strong and the condensed mid pink blooms work great as a hedge.
Color: Mid Pink
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Bloom Size: Medium
Fragrance: Strong, Old Rose
Size: Medium Shrub 4ft tall x 3ft wide
Princess Anne
The unique, peony-esque blooms of Princess Anne begin as a dark pink and fade to a rich pink. With a lovely tea fragrance, Princess Anne is a great choice for a scented rose in a larger shrub.
Color: Rich Pink
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Bloom Size: Large
Fragrance: Medium, Tea
Size: Large Shrub, 4ft tall x 4.5ft wide
Mary Rose
Another English shrub rose with blooms that almost resemble peonies with their loose-petalled formation, Mary Rose has a lovely old rose fragrance with hints of honey and almond blossom.
Color: Mid Pink
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Bloom Size: Medium
Fragrance: Medium-Strong, Old Rose/Honey/Almond Blossom
Size: Medium Shrub, 4ft tall x 4ft wide
Mary Delany
A beautiful climber with very few thorns, Mary Delany also boasts a bloom with a peony-like resemblance in the prettiest soft pink.
Color: Light Pink
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Bloom Size: Medium
Fragrance: Light-Medium, Old Rose
Size: Medium Climber, 12ft tall
The Ancient Mariner
An English shrub rose bred by David Austin, The Ancient Mariner has blooms with a soft outer edge and a glowing mid pink center. This beauty does well in partial shade and can make a great rose hedge.
Color: Mid-Pink
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Bloom Size: Large
Fragrance: Medium-Strong, Myrrh
Size: Medium Shrub, 4ft tall x 4ft wide
The Alnwick Rose
Having beautifully cupped flowers of light pink with touches of apricot, The Alnwick Rose has an old rose scent with a hint of raspberry. The Alnwick Rose can make a beautiful rose hedge.
Color: Soft Pink
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Bloom Size: Medium
Fragrance: Medium, Old Rose/Raspberry
Size: Medium Shrub, 4ft tall x 4ft wide
Heritage
A classic English rose, Heritage has few thorns, can tolerate partial shade, makes a great cut flower and has the loveliest soft pink blooms in a delicate cup shape. A strong scented rose with fragrances of honey and lemon.
Color: Soft Pink
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Bloom Size: Medium
Fragrance: Strong, Honey/Lemon
Size: Large Shrub, 5ft tall x 4ft wide
*The following roses may not technically be considered English roses (3 originating in Germany, 1 in France), however, they are all STUNNING and have that old rose, English-style look that makes them well-deserving in this list of the 20 most beautiful pink English (style) roses for your garden. I own all 4 and LOVE them all.
Kiss Me Kate
If you’re a fan of the strongly scented medium climbers like Gertrude Jekyll, Kiss Me Kate is another perfect climbing rose. Kiss Me Kate is extremely fragrant with notes of apple, citrus, and raspberry- it makes a wonderful cut flower too! Kiss Me Kate is a medium climber bred by Kordes Roses, that can (I’ve been told by a Chicago rose expert) tend to even outperform the highly sought-after Gertrude Jekyll in our zone 5b.
Color: Rose Pink
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Bloom Size: Medium
Fragrance: Strong, Apple/Citrus/Raspberry
Size: Medium Climber, 7ft tall
Summer Romance
With its deep pink, quartered bloom and cup-shaped form, Summer Romance is an intensely fragrant floribunda with notes of apple, anise, spice and fruits. This Kordes rose flushes all throughout the season, and is a lovely pink addition to the rose garden.
Color: Deep Pink
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Bloom Size: Medium
Fragrance: Strong, Anise/Apple/Fruity/Spice
Size: Floribunda/Small Shrub, 4ft tall x 3ft wide
Earth Angel
A creamy outer edge almost ”hugs” the warm pink center of this stunning Kordes rose, Earth Angel. There’s something so pillowy-marshmallowy-soft (does that make sense?) about these cream-puffy-huggy roses, that they absolutely deserve a spot on the 20 most beautiful pink roses for your garden.
Color: Cream-Pink
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Bloom Size: Medium
Fragrance: Strong, Lemon/Champagne/Raspberry/Sweet Rose/Apple
Size: Floribunda/Small Shrub, 4ft tall x 3ft wide
Princesse Charlene De Monaco
A hybrid tea rose bred by Meilland, Princesse Charlene De Monaco has the most captivating sweet scent of fresh fruit. The shell pink, apricot rose first caught my attention at the Chicago Botanic Garden- it’s gorgeous and smells amazing- I knew I had to have a couple of these right near our front entry. In fact, Princesse Charlene De Monaco has won numerous fragrance awards in Switzerland, Belgium, France, and Italy. It is extremely disease resistant, rain tolerant, and makes a gorgeous cut flower. Princesse Charlene De Monaco deserves this last spot in the 20 most beautiful pink English (style) roses for your garden.
Color: Shell Pink Apricot
Flowering: Repeat Flowering
Bloom Size: Medium
Fragrance: Strong, Sweet/Perfume/Fresh Fruit
Size: Hybrid Tea, 5-6ft tall x 2-3ft wide
If you choose any of these pink English or English-style roses for your garden, you can’t go wrong! Please comment below if you have a favorite you’d like to add to your garden or if you have experience growing any of these gorgeous pink varieties!
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Lovely article! Are any of these 20 rises safe for Zone 4?
Thanks so much, Connie! Yes! Some fantastic pink garden roses for zone 4 are Queen of Sweden, Princess Alexandra of Kent, Generous Gardener, (I have all 3 and love them all), Silas Marner, Harlow Carr, Mary Delany, Ancient Mariner, and Alnwick.