Harkness The Rob Burrow MND Rose
This uplifting rose offers more than just colour for your garden, it's a powerful tribute to a truly inspirational individual. With soft yellow petals surrounding an amber-gold heart and a myrrh fragrance, the flowers of The Rob Burrow MND Rose open throughout summer and repeat flower beautifully into early autumn. Bred for both beauty and resilience, this exceptional variety stands around 90cm tall and spreads to 60cm wide. It's perfectly suited to patio containers or for planting directly into garden beds, with excellent disease resistance and glossy green foliage that supports flushes of flowers all season. Whether you're commemorating a loved one, supporting a cause, or simply want to grow something deeply meaningful, this rose is a lasting symbol of support.Former Leeds Rhinos scrum-half Rob Burrow MBE was diagnosed with motor neurone disease in December 2019, just two years after ending his playing career by captaining Leeds to a record-extending eighth Super League Grand Final. MND is a disease suffered by an estimated 5,000 adults in the UK, with six people being diagnosed on average every day.Rob soon became a patron of the MND Association, a charity focussed on improving access to care, funding research, and campaigning for people living with, or affect by, MND, with Rob leading extraordinary fund and awareness-raising efforts. In June 2024, Rob sadly died, four and a half years after his initial diagnosis.Supplied as a bare root rose, ready to plant.£2.50p from the sale of each rose will be paid to the MND Association, a registered charity in England and Wales (charity number 294354).