(The information provided is based on this data sheet from Garden Web)
BUDS: round and smooth, with pointed sepals.
BLOOM: vibrant pink, 80+ petals, looks a little like a hybrid perpetual in shape and densityFRAGRANCE: very fragrant, sweeter smelling than the "old fashioned" rose smell you find in potpourri and perfumes
BLOOM DISTRIBUTION: clustered
REPEAT BLOOM: blooms at least three times a year (in fact it has buds on it now, in October)
HIPS: few, dark brown
LEAVES: smooth, medium green and glossy, usually 5 leaflets, no spines, each leaf about 3" long
LEAFLETS: uniform and medium-spaced
STIPULE: light green, no striping
THORNS: many, straight, strong and light brown (I actually like to call them "wicked and evil" when pruning!)
GROWTH HABIT AND FORM: 5-6' high shrub, upright
VIGOR AND HEALTH: fast grower, susceptible to black spot
HISTORY: Mt great-grandmother (late 1800s, it is guessed) moved the parent of these shrubs to Haleyville Alabama from Carrollton, Georgia. About 60 years ago my grandmother moved them (or propagated offspring) from Haleyville to Collinsville, Alabama. I transplanted these bushes to my house (about 40 miles away) two years ago. They were growing in part shade in very rich, loamy soil in Collinsville, and had been untended for at least five years. Before that they were very well cared for.
3 comments:
What a beautiful rose you have in your family. To have had it in your family for so long is a treasure. I would think it is an early Hybrid Tea. I will check some books of mine and forward your posts to some of my local rosarian friends. They may also be able to help you find the name of this rose.
That would be wonderful - thank you so much! (And after peeking at your blog, it looks like we are only about 60 miles apart - so nice to hear from another Southern gardener!)
Did you find out what this rose is called? I have one exactly the same in Australia, we found it in the old garden of the house my husbands great grandparents built.
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