Rose 'L. D. Braithwaite'

Rosa

How to grow Rose 'L. D. Braithwaite'

  • Partial Sun

  • Medium

Makes a good rose to group in a border, the flower colour consorting particularly well with older roses. Unfortunately, the plant grows unevenly, so some flowers become lost amidst the younger growth. 2
Prune only lightly by dead heading and taking out dead, diseased or crossing wood
Feed with blood fish and bone twice a year, as the rose starts into growth in the spring and again after the first flush of flowers. Scrape the soil carefully from around the base of the rose spring on the blood fish and bone and recover, taking care not to disturb the surface roots.

Try to plant in a location that enjoys partial sun and remember to water moderately. L. D. Braithwaite is generally regarded as a hardy plant, so this plant will survive close to or on freezing temperatures. L. D. Braithwaite needs a loamy soil with a ph of 5.5 to 7.0 (weakly acidic soil to neutral soil).

Growing L. D. Braithwaite from seed

Hybrid variety. Will not reliably grow true to type from seed.
Can be grown from hardwood cuttings taken in the late autumn. These will take a year to root before they can be potted up from the nursery trench.
Most modern roses are grafted onto rootstock

Transplanting L. D. Braithwaite

Roses enjoy a sunny spot towards the middle to the front of the border
Plant out bare rooted roses in the dormant season. Dig a hole deep enough and wide enough to take the roots without squashing and that will allow the graft to be positioned about 4cm below the surface. Back fill, adding blood fish and bone water and firm in
Container grown roses can be planted at any time of year, untangle the pot bound roots and dig a large hole, back fill and add blood fish and bone. The graft should be about 4cm below the surface. Firm in and water well. Watering must be carefully attended to throughout the growing period, while the pot grown plant establishes.

L. D. Braithwaite is hardy, so ensure you wait until all danger of frost has passed in your area before considering planting outside.

Harvesting L. D. Braithwaite

Cut flowers, usually only one or two buds per stem

This variety tends to mature and be ready for harvest in mid summer.

L. D. Braithwaite Patent Information

United States – Patent No: PP 8,154 1

Rose L. D. Braithwaite Etymology

L. D. Braithwaite was the father-in-law of the breeder, David Austin. 3
Registration name: AUScrim

L. D. Braithwaite folklore & trivia

Perfume develops as the rose bloom ages

Other Names for Rose 'L. D. Braithwaite'

Braithwaite, Leonard Dudley Braithwaite, Auscrim

Footnotes

1 HelpMeFind entry for ‘L D Braithwaite’ rose

2 “Botanica’s Roses”

3 “David Austin’s English Roses”