I didn't find it to be as shade tolerant as the guides suggest. It does much better in full light. It doesn't tolerate dry conditions a...Read Mores well either. Hardly any thorns and the blooms are adorable! Profuse blooms and for longer than the guides stated.
North Augusta, SC (Zone 8a) | April 2007 | positive
This is the most prolific rose in my garden. It grows much taller then the suggested 8 ft and is always covered in blooms. It does need a...Read More really sturdy support.
Breeding: Bred in Unknown (1952) by E.P. Dering. Introduced in United States by Armstrong Nursery/Nurseries.
Bloom: Medium pink ...Read More[ARS mp] blooms. Mild fragrance. Double bloom form. Repeats its bloom again later in the season.
Size: Height of 5' to 9' . Width of 7' to 13' .
Growing: Zone 6 thru 9.
Parentage: Sport of Pinkie
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Planted bare root in April of 2003, after we lost 60' of fence in a winter storm. Had a few blooms summer of 2003, now April of 2004 it is loaded with buds and ready to go. The image shows coverage of the fence after 1 year of growth.
This rose is a sport of Pinkie. It is almost thornless. It is an Armstrong introduction from 1952.
I didn't find it to be as shade tolerant as the guides suggest. It does much better in full light. It doesn't tolerate dry conditions a...Read More
This is the most prolific rose in my garden. It grows much taller then the suggested 8 ft and is always covered in blooms. It does need a...Read More
Introduced in the United States.
Sport of 'Pinkie'
Breeding: Bred in Unknown (1952) by E.P. Dering. Introduced in United States by Armstrong Nursery/Nurseries.
Bloom: Medium pink ...Read More