What a beautiful rose. The color is delicious.

My mother went to Tamalpais High school.

I agree... beautiful!

Kristine -- Can you ask your mother if she remembers anything about the houses across the street from the school?

Gorgeous rose and it’s my favorite shade of fluffy pink!

I think you need this rose, Kristine!! Maybe I do, too. :-). Carol

That really is quite divine... I wonder what it is...

Thank you so much, Jeri for (saving? and) sharing it with us.

Jerijen, did you live in one of those homes? Is that the real name of that rose?

No no I did not. Nor was I the collector (I WISH). Cass Bernstein found this rose, and propagated it. And a few others of us are fortunate enough to have it.

Read all about it at:
http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.37565

If I had any space whatsoever left over (handing out lottery tickets to the pot ghetto, as it is), I would love to grow this one. It does say on HMF that it prefers cool conditions, so I imagine it might hate Livermore most years.

Catspat -- I hope you never have to make room for new roses in the way that we did -- by losing a good many of them, one recent disastrous summer.

The good thing was, as we started over in a large part of the garden, we were able to add a few things we never could have fitted in, in the garden's previous incarnation. Thus, I'm fortunate enough to have Tamalpais, along with 'Annie Laurie McDowell' and "Florence Bowers Pink Tea".

Having to re-do parts of the garden has its advantages and pains, but always, always better if it's not lost and beloved roses that have made the space available, Jeri! How painful.

Here, a plum tree fell over in last year's storms, which made for lots of opportunities for new roses (so I didn't mind so much). But, I am going to lose my huge Mrs. B.R. Cant to gall fairly soon, which is going to make for a big gap for some time.

I felt that way about losing Louis Phillipe and Mme. Berkeley.

Jeri, do you happen to know if the house mentioned in Cass's notes still exists? I used to know people who live(d) behind the school and whose family lived there for many years. Wondering if the house where this rose was found is/was on Homestead or Altamira or -- ? What a beautiful rose.

Gosh what a looker she is! One of the downsides of not living in a warmer climate, is that I miss out on all of these gorgeous teas! That is a stunning rose.

What a sumptuous beauty! I see some resemblance to my Baronne Henriette de Snoy except that the bud in the first picture looks nothing like what BHdS produces.

Sheba -- Go to the HMF entry and I believe you will find a way to contact Cass, to ask her.

I should note, for those who get too cold for Teas, that Cass is fairly sure this is actually not a Tea Rose. Perhaps an early HT?