Celestial
(Alba, 1810) – clear pink. I first smelled this rose when I was in my early teens and I still remember the fragrance. It was unbelievable and
unlike that of any other rose - intensely strong, achingly sweet and piercing. The extremely tall, gracefully arching shrub was beautiful in its
own right. Not a speck of black spot and the gray-green foliage had a silvery cast that looked otherworldly in the dabbled shade conditions
in which it was growing. Like all Albas, Celestial is shade tolerant and winter hardy to zone 4. Once blooming.
On to Felicite Parmentier
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