Above: Lav, Dee and Murphy taking refuge in the shade of Red Coat and Shropshire Lass. Both shrubs were planted in 1996.
Red Coat is another of David Austin's tried and true early releases. 1973 is given as its year of release, and I discovered it about 15 years ago along with its pale pink counterpart Dapple Dawn. Both are fantastic shrub roses, perfect for hedging along fence lines or just to create a defining area as in the photo above. These little Red Coats were planted in Spring 2010, and have powered along. This photo was taken in October, and as of today(November 29) they are totally smothered in blooms from top to bottom. The repeat bloom is very generous
The individual bloom is not beautiful in itself..'cheery' would be a better word to describe its colour and form. But several plants or more in full bloom is certainly a beautiful sight- I would love to plant ten or so along a boundary fence line.
I will stick my neck out and declare Red Coat disease free in this garden...to my recollection it has never been visited by the dreaded black spot, although truth be told, it would have to be absolutely decimated by black spot before I would even notice.
I will stick my neck out and declare Red Coat disease free in this garden...to my recollection it has never been visited by the dreaded black spot, although truth be told, it would have to be absolutely decimated by black spot before I would even notice.
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