Flowers: 7 cmHeight: 1 m
Also known by the names of "Pallida", “Pink Monthly Rose'”, “Common Monthly” or “Parson's Pink China", this rose has been cultivated in China for over a thousand years, and based on its imposing character, this rose had a role in what comes down to the development of the modern roses.
It was introduced in the West around 1750 and since then it has been crossed with European roses, particularly those of Damascus and Gallicas. It is also one of the ancestors of the Bourbons, the Tea Roses and Hybrid Perpetual.
It is an excellent garden plant. The semi-double flowers, pink-colored, comes in clusters, in great profusion, and its height sometimes exceeds one meter, disposing of a subtle mild scent. Its flowers often give place to small red fruits. The branches are thorny and the foliage is bright green.
In hot or temperate weather it blooms continuously.
A few years ago I was fortunate to acquire the flux of this rose, the "Climbing Old Blush 'and found that it is one of the best climbing plants for temperate areas. The flowers are slightly larger than the shrub form and appear in groups of two to six. It has a continuous flowering and early and easily reaches a height of five meters. Its branches are flexible and malleable and are ideal for a bow. Unfortunately no one knows when or where it came from. The only thing one can be certain of, is that this is an “old rose” that deserves wider divulgation.
