Both the picture and the story make me lust to grow it, Jeri. What a romantic color. Do you get mildew on yours? Lisa

Glad I got one thanks to you enabling me. No info yet, as is a newbie.

This rose doesn't look like my Baronnne Henriette de Snoy or my William R. Smith. It is such a beautiful rose, although I gather it would not like my climate. That is a pity because I find it very desirable.

It mildews in Santa Maria.

The foliage reminds me somewhat of Comtesse Riza du Parc - the Australian version anyway - but haven't really seen enough good pictures of either to tell.

https://www.heritageroses.org.au/gallery/tea-roses

(3rd row down, plus 2nd from last row; click to expand)

That really does look like it, Comtesse. Great link.

Gorgeous! Is it fragrant?

Other images, however, don't look at all like this -- so I suspect it's not that.

Ahh.. just spent an hour or so going back and forth... Some strong similarities I see are the foliage and the numerous red prickles on main, young canes; the buds and receptacles at some stages... differences: In Riza - more angularity in the pedicles, more tendency to purple-red on the young canes and pedicles; blooms more tending towards cream/buff at times, held more erect, in line with pedicle, not drooping, a bit more thick-petalled/ HT-like.

A not too distant relative, though, maybe?

I suppose some found roses will never be ID'd because they may just be one-off seedlings of some long departed rose.

Comtesse -- Talking to Bob Martin, once, he opined that the reason we can't match some roses is that they ARE "one-off". He said, people may not realize that sometimes "roses happen." And I think that's true.

Cass Bernstein, who found Tamalpais, has come to feel that it's not a Tea -- maybe an early HT? There are many things about it that are worthy of study.

Malcolm Manners ... do you have it?

Comtesse, thank you for that wonderful link. I know where I'll be for at least the next hour or so.