I saw this rose while walking in the neighborhood at lunch today. It's not in a yard but in a small city strip. Does anyone know what kind of rose this is? The city people that I spoke with have no idea. It smelled so fragrant that it must be an heirloom of some kind and I'd love to plant one in my garden. I don't want to pick anything to take to a nursery without permission but I'm not sure how else to convey just what I want. So, if anyone knows the type, please speak up!
I believe that this is the oldest fashion of roses and was resplendent a century or more ago. I have a small pink one in my garden. In the book The Country Flowers of a Victorian Lady, there is mention of it as the Dog Rose which means Pleasure and Pain. "This meaning might easily be attributed to the majority of roses, which combine lively blooms with sharp thorns, and has obvious parallels with love itself, where hurt and disappointment can coexist with a deep attachment."
ReplyDeleteChristine ~ Zwee!!!!!!!!
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI'd vote "Old fashioned" too. I can tell by your post to my blog that you have that "Gardening disease" too!
Happy planting!!
Lori Ann
This is a mock orange, a shrub. Sorry not a rose.
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