Old garden rose with semi-double rich pink flowers and powerful damask fragrance in a single concentrated flush at midsummer. One of the oldest cultivated roses in Europe.
Hardiness ratings
| System | Rating | Temperature range | How to read it |
|---|---|---|---|
| USDA hardiness zone | Zone 3–8 | −40 °C to −6.7 °C | Plant tolerates down to this zone |
| RHS hardiness rating | H7 | down to −20 °C | Plant needs at least this level of cold tolerance |
| Canadian plant hardiness zone | Zone 3–8 | −34 °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 flush in June — a textbook midsummer/solstice marker, then sets hips
- Among the oldest cultivated roses — used commercially for medicinal rose petals from the 13th century
- Petals retain fragrance after drying, the principal source of traditional rose perfumery in Europe
- Suckers freely on its own roots — own-root specimens form thickets, grafted plants stay tighter
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