The Tamora is an English shrub rose bred by David Austin in 1987. The parents are ‘Chaucer’ x ‘Conrad Ferdinand Meyer’. It is a member of the rose family (Rosaceae). The average height of the bushy shrub is 3 feet by 3 feet. It flowers best in full sun with moist, well-drained, fertile soil. Fertilize just before the leaves are fully open in late winter and again after the first bloom cycle. Remove unhealthy stems in late winter. Prune stems by one-third to shape and encourage new growth in late winter/early spring. Deadhead to encourage the continuous blooms. Bare-root roses can be planted in November and April. Potted roses can be planted any time the ground is not frozen or waterlogged. Propagate by stem cuttings or grafting. The apricot peach flowers bloom from spring to fall and have a medium fragrance similar to lilac and mimosa. The 4 to 5-inch flowers open to shallow cups with 40 to 70 petals. Once established, it has good disease resistance to black spot, powdery mildew, and rust. The compact shrub can be grown in containers or as a short hedge when planted as a mass. They can be placed in a cottage, cutting, English, or pollinator garden as a specimen, along the border, or as a mass planting. Insect, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: This has good disease resistance. See pests of roses to the left. Deer will browse roses. 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 nicheRosaRosa 'Echo'Rosa Minnie Pearl™ 'SAVahowdy'
Full plant profile
Growing Conditions
Plant type
Perennial; Rose; Shrub
Life cycle
Perennial; Woody
USDA zones
5a, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b, 10a, 10b
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)
Soil drainage
Good Drainage
Available space
12 inches-3 feet; 3 feet-6 feet
NC region
Coastal; Mountains; Piedmont
Mature size
Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in. | Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 3 ft. 0 in.
Growth rate
Medium
Maintenance
Medium
Canopy layer
3 - Shrub (3-15 ft)
Form & Appearance
Habit / form
Dense; Erect
Texture
Medium
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
The dark green leaves are small and semi-glossy.
Flower color
Pink
Flower value
Fragrant; Good Cut; Long Bloom Season; Showy
Flower shape
Cup
Flower detail
The apricot peach flowers have up to 70 petals and an average width of 3.5 inches. It has several flushes from late spring to fall and appears as solitary flowers or in small clusters. It opens to a shallow cup shape.
Bloom time
Fall; Spring; Summer
Stem detail
Stems with prickles
Wildlife & Ecology
Native status
Unknown
Attracts
Bees
Landscape Use
Landscape location
Container; Patio
Landscape theme
Cottage Garden; Cutting Garden; English Garden; Pollinator Garden
Design feature
Border; Hedge; Mass Planting; Specimen
Garden tags
#English garden #peach flowers #showy flowers #cutting garden #deciduous shrub #mass planting #specimen #patio #full sun #hedge #long bloom season #shrub rose #fragrant flowers #cottage garden #container plant