I've only seen pics of Boscobel, so I can't say for sure, but your blooms do not look that much like the pics of Boscobel that I have seen.

When to deadhead? When the blooms start fading away and looking brown.

Kate

Ingrid

I have two of the same bush. I like having them inside so I use one for cutting. It's funny, though, because both bushes were labeled Boscobel and they look exactly the same. I wonder if the tags could have gotten mixed up on both. I might send DA an email to see if they can help me ID it.

This was taken today

Last flush

Prior flush

Good luck finding out for sure! :) whatever you have, is very pretty!

Kate, after looking at pictures of Anne Boleyn, I'm almost positive that's what I have. I'll try to post some closeups of my roses from this morning. I wonder if they look anything like yours.

Here is a sequence I took of Anne Boleyn. It is very typical of her blooming cycle. Her blooms do not last very long, but are exquisite in my opinion at all stages.

Anne Boleyn--peak bloom

Anne Boleyn--day later

Anne Boleyn--2 days later. See how her color fades--but she is still beautiful to me. The bloom is also falling apart rather quickly--not one of her best features.

Here's a wider view--the bush kinda sprawls a bit. I never get heavy bloom--the bush and blooms have a somewhat "delicate" appearance--that is one reason why I hesitated in calling yours Anne Boleyn for sure--but it is possible other people have more vigorous Anne Boleyn's than I do.

So what do you think? Do we have a match? I think I mentioned my Anne Boleyn is a shortie--about 2.5 x 2.5 at most, and it is 5-6 years old.

Kate

Well now I have two Eglantyne where I wanted two Boscobel... Hmmm.

My memory may be playing tricks on me, but isn't Eglantyne taller than Boscobel? If so, will that work in a container as the rose gets older and taller?

Kate

Eglantyne has pure pink blooms with no apricot or orange tones to it.

Your Eglantyne is stunning, by the way!

...I really have no idea.

I break off the flowers when there is no good pollen left for the bees to use. By then the petals are fading and I like to get the whole thing before the petals drop. My Austin roses don't last long as cut flowers so I float them in a bowl most of the time or leave short stems. Most of the time I like to just enjoy them in the garden where they seem to last longer.

If you can get some charcoal from a wood fire and break it into small chunks, it helps enrich the potting mix. Don't use the white ash, only the black charcoal. About 1 cup for a 5 gallon sized pot.

Jessica

Your rose looks like "The Fairy" which is a modern shrub that can be ordered from the 2014 David Austin catalog, on page 73. It is small and dainty and I love it and I want some!