Wonderful bright green glossy foliage, great health and good strong rampant growth make this rose capable of considerable climbing feats.
Flowers
Flowering starts from early summer, punctuated by a fantastic display of hips in the autumn.
Plants produce large clusters of flowers, with apricot-coloured buds. They open into highly-scented single creamy white flowers with prominent yellow stamens.
Pruning
Prune in winter.
My best bit of advice is to prune this rose annually. How you prune largely depends on location and what you want to achieve.
Firstly, remove all the dead and damaged canes. Then prune to reduce in size to contain the rose within the area in which you have planted it, or the structure that supports it.
I will have pruned the specimen in Dunedin Botanic Garden's Rose Garden bymid-August, so pop by and see the result. It is at the south end of the main walk through the Rose Garden.
Cultivation
Plant this gem in free-draining soil where it will get full sun.
It is best placed so it can scramble into awell-established tree or over buildings or some form of strong support structure.
Tie back new growth in early summer to prevent branches being torn and to achieve a good framework.
• Linda Hellyer is curator of the Rose Garden at Dunedin Botanic Garden.
