David Austin 'Wildeve' Light Pink English Shrub Rose 6Ltr PotEnglish Shrub Rose Bloom Size: Large Fragrance: Strong Eventual Height: 4ft DAR Distinctly quartered, rosette blooms are produced on long arching branches. They are soft blush with an apricot hue, the outer petals paling to almost white. It forms a bushy, mounding shrub. Named after the character in Thomas Hardys the Return of the Native. David Austin, 2003. For almost 60 years, David Austin Roses have been grown on their family farm in Shopshire.