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Rosaceae
Old Blush Rose
Rosa × odorata 'Pallida'
Timeless love and the dawn of modern roses.
- Family
- Rosaceae
- Genus
- Rosa
- Native to
- China
- Bloom season
- Spring, Summer, Fall
- Type
- deciduous shrub
- Height
- 3-5 ft
- Sunlight
- full sun
- Soil
- rich, well-drained, loamy
- Water
- moderate
- Hardiness
- 6-9
- Lifespan
- perennial; can live over 100 years
Did you know
- One of the original China roses brought to Europe around 1752, it revolutionized rose breeding forever.
- It is a parent of nearly all modern repeat-blooming roses — before it, European roses bloomed only once a year.
- Robert Burns likely referenced this rose in his 1794 poem 'A Red, Red Rose' as it was popular in Scotland.
- It can bloom almost continuously from spring through first frost, a trait it passed to its descendants.
- Thomas Jefferson grew Old Blush at Monticello, and it remains one of the most widely grown heritage roses.
Color meanings
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enduring love
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grace
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gentle beauty