Any idea of which rose this might be?
I spotted this fragrant pink rose being overwhelmed by Himalayan
blackberries while I was out for a walk. It is growing in the
strip between the street and the sidewalk near a house that has clearly been put up within the last 10 years
or so, and further up that same parking strip there are some massive, jungley,
hybrid-tea-looking things whose blooms were totally fried. They all
seem to be the leftovers of a garden from a house that was torn
down, and they only still exist because the current homeowner doesn't seem to touch the parking strip. Anyway, the blooms of this rose were about
4-4.5 feet off the ground, poking out of the blackberry thicket. They
seemed charming, and were fragrant. Unfortunately, they were all a bit
wilted, so I missed seeing them at their peak. This seems like a long
shot, but does anyone have any guesses about what this rose is? Should I
casually prune back the blackberries on my next walk to give it some
light, or do you think it is being somewhat protected from the hot, dry Seattle summers by the blackberries? I might take a cutting from it -- it isn't my favorite shade of pink, but it seemed really fragrant, even in its semi-dried-out state.
Young leaves seem to be light green
P.S. I have no idea of its habit, as it was totally buried in blackberries!
Thanks for taking a look. Have a great weekend!
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K S
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