My Fragrant Hedge 3: An Unlikely Hybrid Perpetual
No, this isn't exactly native to the Philippines, but this particular rose has adapted quite well. Though I'm not exactly sure, I believe this to be an Old Garden Rose, probably a Hybrid Perpetual because of its ability to rebloom. It is the third bush in my mixed hedge.
Two years after I planted it, the bush is now around 12 feet tall and almost as wide. At first I was worried that the huge sampaguita nearby would kill it. I was wrong. Now it's just as large and robust as its native neighbor.
Fully double, three to four inch carmine pink flowers of classic old rose shape and fragrance. Usually blooms in small clusters. Matte medium green leaves on long, arching canes.
Fragrant day and night.
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