A beloved member of the Rugosa family because of the nearly continual production of pure white large double flowers saturated with fragrance.  Its tidy habit makes it easier to tuck into a modern landscape than most of the other family members.  But it's still a Rugosa - tough, hardy and naturally resistant.  Red hips ripen in the fall.

This rose has double flowers of reddish violet that are fragrant and occur on short weak stems.  The fruit is large, red and abundant-an uncommon occurrence in very double Hybrid Rugosa roses.  Its health and vigor make it an ideal rose in cold winter conditions.  The hips are attractive in autumn when they are interspersed with late flowers, and the autumn foliage is an added bonus.

This sentimental favorite has clusters of small, fragrant flowers that mature through a series of distinct color changes ranging from creamy and blush pink to shades of read and purple, giving the appearance of many different roses within the same cluster.  Autumn brings attractive clusters of tine red hips on vigorous canes.

The flowers of this rose typify the "Old Rose" style.  They are white, with an occasional touch of rose and yellow.  The flat, quilled, quartered and very double blooms can probably best be described a refined.  They are well scented.  The plant climbs to a moderate height.