Sweet Briar Rose pastel and it is ideally suited

and it is ideally suited to illustrate the typical China trait of darkening with age

semi-double flowers with shell pink petals

The bush is erect and is covered in bright green foliage

" The new shoots of foliage are plum colored

Sweet Briar Rose pastel and it is ideally suitedPrior to 1551 5 to 8 foot shrub or 10 to 15 foot climber Known as the "Sweet Briar Rose" because of the strongly apple scented leaves, this is a favorite English native that has been recorded in literature from Chaucer to Shakespeare. R. eglanteria, or 'Eglanteria', has been common in cottage gardens on both sides of the Atlantic because it is not only hardy but always fragrant, whether or not it is in bloom. The rambling shrub is large, thorny, and