David Austin Rose ‘Imogen’ – English Shrub Rose (6L Pot)

Rosa ‘Imogen’ is a charming David Austin English shrub rose known for its soft, elegant colouring and beautifully shaped blooms. The flowers are a gentle pale yellow that gradually fades to creamy tones, creating a light and refined display in the garden.

Each bloom is filled with many delicately frilled petals arranged around a distinctive button eye, giving the rose a classic, romantic appearance. The flowers carry a light to medium fruity fragrance, adding a subtle scent to borders and garden spaces.

‘Imogen’ forms a sturdy, upright shrub with glossy green foliage, producing repeat blooms throughout the season. Its compact size makes it ideal for mixed borders, rose hedges, or decorative containers, while its soft colouring pairs beautifully with both pastel and stronger planting schemes.

Key Features

• Elegant pale yellow blooms fading to cream

• Button-eye flower form with delicately frilled petals

• Light to medium fruity fragrance

• Repeat flowering throughout the season

• Compact upright English shrub rose

• Supplied in a 6L pot

Plant Details

• Rose Type: English Shrub Rose

• Breeder: David Austin

• Year Introduced: 2016

• Flower Colour: Pale yellow fading to cream

• Fragrance: Light–medium fruity scent

• Bloom Size: Medium

• Height: Approx. 90cm

• Width: Approx. 90cm

Where to Grow

‘Imogen’ grows well in full sun or partial shade and adapts to most soil types, provided the soil is fertile and well-drained. It works beautifully in mixed borders, rose hedges, and cutting gardens, and its compact size also makes it suitable for containers.

Behind the Name

This rose is named after Imogen, the virtuous daughter of King Cymbeline and wife of Posthumus in William Shakespeare’s play Cymbeline.

With its soft colouring, graceful blooms, and reliable flowering, ‘Imogen’ is a refined English rose that brings elegance and gentle fragrance to the garden.