"Propagation: Rosa Damascena is propagated through one year old stem cuttings. It can also be propagated through the divisions of old plant, lateral sprouts with roots and seeds. Stem cuttings are collected at the time of pruning in mid October to end of December; 20 cm long, 0.75-1.50 cm thick cuttings are planted in nursery; 2/3 of the stem length is inserted into soil. IB A @ 200-250 ppm is given to induce rooting. These cuttings are ready after one year for transplanting into main field." http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.2478/V10133-010-0032-4 ---------------------------------------------- " The cultivars and ecotype of Rosa damascena Mill. have been grown by using cutting or two old-suckers for many years" "Stem cuttings are collected at the time of pruning in mid October to end of December; 20 cm long, 0.75-1.50 cm thick cuttings are planted in nursery; 2/3 of the stem length is inserted into soil. IB A @ 200-250 ppm is given to induce rooting. These cuttings are ready after one year for transplanting into main field." "Rooted stem cuttings are taken out from nursery and put in the pits." "The best time of transplanting of rooted cuttings in the field is mid of November to mid January. " http://www.plantsrescue.com/tag/damask-rose/

I think some companies say in fine print that they can substitute roses. I was surprised to read that on some online websites. It is a very unique beautiful looking rose, and rather a nice surprise but disappointing to have no scent, I'm sure. I found this link that looks just like yours and says it is an Alnwick https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/showimage/296558/#b but I saw a lot of other photos of Alnwick that look nothing like this. Hope this helps.

The “Rosy Oodles of Poodles & Puppy Club! “We have it! So many pooches.... let’s see if I have all of us in it yet....now... Congrats: 1. RoseCanadian, Carol, has Zephyr, black poodle & a St Berpoodle. (Edited.) 2. Summersrhythem has a poodle puppy on order this summer & gave a poodle to D. 3. I have Anastasia, white poodle. 4. Tammy has a white poodle. 5. Lala in Idaho has “Lala,“ White poodle.. 6. Jasmine has a white Perinese & goats. ( Goats almost qualify as a dogLol!!) 7. Kristine has Auggie her doodle & another doodle. 8. Magpie has puppers, Noelle. She is a possible great white pyr mix. (Edited.) 9. Elizabeth, my daughter has, Elix, a Border Collie. 10. Jopyeweed, a bichon -poodle mix! Kristine, Adorable, Auggie is soooooo cute! Magpie, Your white puppers, Noelle, is beautiful. (Edited.)😊. Helen, Oh, I’d love to see photos of your St Berdoodle-now that is amazing! What’s his/her name? Jopyeweed-Love to see your photos of your Bichon-poodle! Cool! Helen, Your seedlings look wonderful! I am so excited to see them grow roses this spring. My daughter’s, Elizabeth‘s, pooch, Border Collie, Elix, & my Anastasia poodle spent a play date together today... walk at the Lake park. Her dog is sooooo smart. He does lots tricks and totally out ran my Anastasia which surprised me. I thought my poodle was the most energetic dog on this earth, but , NO, it’s her fast border collie! Elix, , Border Collie Maybe, we should have this puppy talk on the spring thread? Continued.... Have a fabulous week in this warm weather!!!!

Marble: Re-post what you wrote "I am in zone 5, and will be planting in containers. I am thinking of two large containers, with 2-3 roses in each one. Which two roses should I select? I am very confused. I love larger blooms with a strong fragrance and repeat blooms throughout the season if possible. White is my favourite but open to any colours!" From Straw: I'm in zone 5 with 140+ own-root roses (35 are Austins). Agree with Floweraremusic (zone 5) and Diane: NO to 3 Austins in a pot. Nearby rose-park's Abraham Darby is 7 feet tall and 3 feet wide, same with Jude the Obscure (theirs are grafted on Dr.Huey). Own-roots are 1/2 the size of grafted-on-Dr.Huey, thus more appropriate for containers. Now 6/29/21 my Abraham Darby as own-root is too big for the pot (got as tiny rooting the size of my finger this April). Jude the Obscure is the smallest as own-root, but it out-grew its pot. You would need a HUGE pot just for one Austin as own-root (1/2 the size of grafted-roses). Own-root roses are much smaller than grafted, and live much longer. Most of my Austins are 10 to 11 year-old as own-roots. The late Rosarian Karl Bapst, zone 5a, was less than 3 hours from me. He advised me to winterize roses in pots in unheated garage, covered with a thick thermal blanket, and water it once (during extreme cold), or twice a month (warmer temp). He winterized many own-roots in pots in his zone 5a. He grew 200+ roses. I followed his advice and was able to keep tiny-rootings (3 inch. tall) alive through zone 5 winter, if I remember to cover them with a thermal blanket in my dark & unheated garage. Same with RoseCanadian (zone 4). She winterizes 20+ roses in pots in her garage, but her roses are grafted on multiflora (shorter-life-span than own-roots). My garage is crowded with tiny rootings through the winter, so I plant Austins at least 5 inch. deep below ground outside, and they are cane-hardy (at least 1 foot of green cane after zone 5 winter), except for Jude the Obscure. I agree with Floweraremusic for Bolero (own-root) in a pot, it's smaller than Austin roses, fragrant & continuous blooming. Below is my 2nd Bolero in partial shade, less than 4 hrs. of sun, it's a 5th-year-own-root. My first one died due to dry winter with no snow. Below is Mary Magdalene, 11th-year own-root, it's VERY THORNY, full of thistles so I don't recommend that for pot, it's continuous blooming & fragrant. Pic. taken early this June. For light pink, Evelyn is continuous blooming & amazing scent, most winter-hardy (at least 2 feet of green cane after zone 5 winter). It's small as own-root, but I WOULD NOT get it as grafted (too big). Below is 10th-year own-root Evelyn, pic. taken this June: Below is close-up of Evelyn: LongAgoRoses sells many Austins as own-roots. Her price is $15 for regular roses, $19 for Delbard, $22 for Austins, and the shipping is cheap $11 per 4 roses to my Chicago area. Below is the link where I posted pics. of own-roots bought from that nursery. https://www.houzz.com/discussions/1709358/what-about-long-ago-roses#n=27 Both Bolero and Evelyn have the LARGE BLOOM that you ask for, they last long in bouquets, up to 5 days if cut as buds. Below whites are Bolero (smell like an expensive perfume), Large pink is Sweet Mademoiselle (too big for the pot), Evelyn is right light pink (smaller bloom since it was from a cluster). Normally Evelyn's bloom is just as big as Sweet M., at least 4" across. Menards has HUGE pot (16" diameter) for only $11. One own-root Austin needs at least 10 gallon-pot. Two thermal blankets covering the pot will ensure winter survival in unheated garage for Austin roses (more winter-hardy than other roses).