Rosa 'Wife of Bath'

Rosa 'Wife of Bath' (aka AUSbath), is a pink shrub rose cultivar developed by David C.H.

David C. H. Austin (1926 – 2018) was an award-winning rose breeder, nursery owner and writer from Shropshire, England.

David Austin used the cultivar in the development of several new English roses, including 'Gertrude Jekyll' (1986), 'Pretty Jessica' (1983) and 'Scepter'd Isle' (1989).

The slightly cupped bloom form is double to very full with many small, informally arranged petals in the middle of the flower.

'Wife of Bath' is disease resistant and winter hardy down to −23 °C (USDA zone 6 and warmer), and half shade tolerant.