Old garden rose with loose semi-double pale pink flowers and supremely intense fragrance, in a single midsummer flush. The source of most commercially distilled rose oil.
Hardiness ratings
| System | Rating | Temperature range | How to read it |
|---|---|---|---|
| USDA hardiness zone | Zone 4–9 | −34.4 °C to −1.1 °C | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
| RHS hardiness rating | H6 | −20 °C to −15 °C | Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance |
| Canadian plant hardiness zone | Zone 4–8 | −29 °C to −1 °C | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
| Australian (ANBG) zone | Zone 2–5 | −10 °C to 10 °C | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
Growing notes
- Flowers in a single concentrated June flush — the classic midsummer rose, the principal source of attar of roses
- Among the most powerfully fragrant of all roses
- Sets prolific orange-red hips that persist into autumn
- Open structure suits informal planting — does not respond well to hard pruning
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