It was already in the garden when we moved here 20 years ago and it was quite mature then. I cut it right back from time to time and it grows up again very reliably. You should see it on the other side of the fence in my neighbour's garden - it looks stunning! (And that is north facing!).
oh ok.. when I first looked at your pictures my first rose came to mind was 'Dorothy Perkins', but then I felt the blooms were too large and darker and the white centre made me think of A Girault... ...now they look a lot smaller and lighter than in your other photos... are these typical? it may be Dorothy Perkins after all, it's so very often planted, or used to be, well superseded these days.. no scent... usually a bit more double than yours.. .. so, old Dorothy Perkins for me... in the past it was probably the most planted pink rambling rose..
It doesn't look like the Dorothy Perkins I had. It bore huge trusses of very small, double pink flowers. However, it isn't uncommon for plants bought at different times to look different. You only have to look at pictures on the internet. Even allowing for differences in colour due to the photography it's sometimes hard to believe that all are the same thing. You do have a nice rose no matter what it's name is!
It is certainly a wichurana rambler and there aren't many (other) options in this colour. And many blooms are still in buds, the trusses will probably become larger in the next week or two.
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...and very nice it is too... it can also be managed and controlled if needed...
...now they look a lot smaller and lighter than in your other photos... are these typical? it may be Dorothy Perkins after all, it's so very often planted, or used to be, well superseded these days.. no scent... usually a bit more double than yours..
.. so, old Dorothy Perkins for me... in the past it was probably the most planted pink rambling rose..
However, it isn't uncommon for plants bought at different times to look different. You only have to look at pictures on the internet. Even allowing for differences in colour due to the photography it's sometimes hard to believe that all are the same thing. You do have a nice rose no matter what it's name is!