I inherited this beauty which is extremely spiny, a climber and looks like it has tons of buds although it's suffering with greenfly so some have gone yellow and dropped off. Does anyone recognise it?
I'd prefer to see a close up of the leaves and buds as well, but I think your rose is one of the Grootendoorsts.... either 'F.J. Grootendoorst' or 'Pink Grootendoorst'... probably the latter... it's a Rugosa type...
Just looked up on Peter Beale's site and FJ is good for bees but pink (which I agree this seems to be - thank you Salino), doesn't attract bees, shame. It says that FJ isn't scented and pink has a rating of 6 but then I'm not the best person to ask about scent.
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this flower is 4.5 cm in size
sorry don't know but beautiful
, does it have scent?
I'd prefer to see a close up of the leaves and buds as well, but I think your rose is one of the Grootendoorsts.... either 'F.J. Grootendoorst' or 'Pink Grootendoorst'... probably the latter... it's a Rugosa type...
close up of the greenfly ahem! leaves and buds
I think you're right about rugosa type!
and another just 'cause it's pretty!
Sadly no scent Cathy, not that I can tell anyway.
Just looked up on Peter Beale's site and FJ is good for bees but pink (which I agree this seems to be - thank you Salino), doesn't attract bees, shame. It says that FJ isn't scented and pink has a rating of 6 but then I'm not the best person to ask about scent.
I'm very glad to have her around.
Thanks for the extra photos which confirms it for me. Pink Grootendoorst I would say, I think F.J. is darker.
I wouldn't take too much notice of what it says on the Beales website.