About David Austin® Molineux® Potted Rose Bush

Rosa ‘Ausmol’ – Molineux® Rose

Molineux® is a rose of warmth, clarity, and quiet radiance. Her richly colored butter-yellow blooms open in perfectly formed rosettes, carrying a soft luminosity that remains steady even through summer heat. The flowers are deeply petaled and full, creating a refined presence that feels cheerful yet composed rather than overly bright.

A light tea and musk fragrance drifts gently from the blooms, while her compact, well-branched habit gives the shrub exceptional versatility in the garden. Molineux® flowers continuously through the season, offering reliable structure, color, and softness in borders and mixed plantings.

Elegant without feeling formal, she brings a calm brightness that integrates beautifully with both traditional and contemporary garden palettes.

💐 Plant & Flower Traits

🌹 Rose Type: English Shrub Rose
🧬 Breeder: David Austin Roses (United Kingdom)
🎨 Color: Rich butter yellow
🌸 Petal Count: Approximately 120 petals
💠 Bloom Form: Full cupped rosette
🔁 Flowering: Repeat bloomer throughout the season
🧴 Fragrance: Light to medium tea and musk fragrance
🏺 Vase Life: Approximately 3–5 days

🏡 Growth & Garden Habits

🌿 Growth Type: Compact, medium-sized shrub
🌬️ Spatial Habit: Dense, rounded, and evenly branching
🌾 Garden Role: Border anchor, low hedge, or luminous structural filler
🎭 Mood: Warm, composed, uplifting, painterly

☀️ Light Requirements: Full sun
❄️ Hardiness Zones: USDA 5–11

📐 Spacing: 3′–4′
↕️ Height: 3′–4′
↔️ Width: 3′–4′

Her balanced proportions make her ideal for low hedging, perennial borders, courtyard gardens, and layered mixed compositions where steady color and structure are desired.

🕰️ Seasonal Character

Flushes of rich yellow blooms appear continuously from late spring through fall, maintaining their saturated color even during periods of summer heat.

🛡️ Health & Suitability

🌱 Root Stock: Own Root or Budded
💪 Disease Resistance: Excellent with strong garden performance
🧰 Maintenance Level: Moderate preventative care recommended

Routine monitoring and preventative care for common rose pests and fungal issues will help maintain peak foliage health and flowering performance.

🌎 Landscape Uses

Excellent for borders, cottage gardens, low hedges, mixed perennial plantings, cutting gardens, and formal or informal landscape compositions.