| Bloom size: | Medium: 2-3" |
| Bloom shape: | High-centered |
| Petal count: | full: 26-40 petals |
| Rose bloom color: | Light pink |
| Extra Bloom Info: | In clusters |
| Rebloom: | Good |
| Class: | Other: Hybrid wichurana |
| Extra Color Info: | Light pink, aging to white |
| Growth Habit: | Climber, typically 10-20 feet |
| Fragrance: | Moderate |
| Hybridizer & year: | Discovered by Somerset Rose Nursery, 1930 |
| Optimal growing zones: | USDA zone 5 and warmer |
| Awards: | Earth-Kind Rose |
| Plant Habit: | Vine |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 5b -26.1 °C (-15 °F) to -23.3 °C (-10 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 10-20 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 5-6 feet |
| Leaves: | Deciduous |
| Flowers: | Showy Fragrant |
| Flower Color: | Pink |
| Flower Time: | Spring Summer Fall |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Cut Flower |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip |
| Containers: | Not suitable for containers |
| Miscellaneous: | With thorns/spines/prickles/teeth Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPP 1 (Expired) |
| Awards and Recognitions: | RHS AGM |
| Parentage: | Sport of: Dr. W. Van Fleet |
| Child plants: | 22 child plants |
| mattmackay22 | On December 1, 2014 | Obtained plant |
| Cobs | On August 27, 2022 | Miscellaneous Event Purchased mid 1990's from Trinity Farm Roses. Planted up the rose in centre garden off the deck |
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