£10.50 – £12.50
Type – Floribunda (M); Height – 3ft (90cm); Spread – 18 (45cm)
Suitability – Full sun; Excellent for containers; Suitable for low hedging; Good disease resistance; Good for cutting
Style – Apricot / coral pink blend double, scalloped form with a strong sweet scent and dark green glossy foliage.
The apricot pink flowers have an old fashioned appearance, occasionally produced singly or usually in clusters of 5 or 6. They have the sweetest perfume especially on a still warm evening when their scent strengthens.
Foliage is gloriously glossy and exudes vitality and health. New growth has a lovely shining bronze-red appearance. A medium grower reaching just about 3ft and columnar in habit, Great Expectations is great in a pot on the patio or en masse in the border.