If the rose in question only gets to be 4' tall, I doubt it could be Dainty Bess. Mine is pushing 7' right now, after being pruned to 2' this spring. Climbing Dainty Bess, once established, will easily shoot up a 10 - 12' cane. I don't know if the original poster has checked in here, but I think with a height of 4', with continuous flowering and clusters like the photo, he/she should look at Floribundas. The one that is the best match to my eye is Poulsen's Pearl ... though I expect there were probably other pink singles introduced that I am not familiar with. With an introduction date of 1949, this puts Poulsen's Pearl right at the end of the period in which the original rose was planted. The other possibility is that the original rose started as 'Isobel', and it sported light pink at some time in its history. The height, description, and flower form are a match ... it's only the color that seems to be different. Connie

The rose was planted by my Granddaddy Mosley (Mother's father) many years prior to his death in 1982. While I don't remember when, I saw the rose many times while growing up. It was planted in an old tire beside the house. It didn't receive much sun in it's later years. I spoke to my Mother this morning, she believes Granddaddy planted it between 1950 and 1955. After his death, the rose received little or no care. In the spring of 2008 my mother's friend, Preston, took the only green shoots off the old stalk and was successful in rooting them in water. He planted the 2 which survived in front of my Mother's old flower bed. I took some cuttings from them this spring and have 2 surviving in pots right now. Below are pictures of this rose. Please help me identify it. As I have said, it is a very resilient rose and one I hope to propagate and distribute among my family. Meet Rosa Lee and Durham -- My Grandmother and Granddaddy (that is what we call these roses. Rosa Lee is a bit puny Rosa Lee's bloom This is Durham - blooming more than Rosa Lee and few yellow leaves Close-up of Durham Durham blooms and buds ingrid_vc and petaloid postulated this may be a President Herbert Hoover and suggested I follow-up on HelpMeFind. I appreciate their assistance. They also suggested it may be Talisman, Signora and Sutter's Gold. After comparing the pictures (I can't see the roses right now as they are 200 miles from me), I can't tell about the coloration BUT seems to me the "real thing" is much more pink. My color seeing abilities are not the greatest but I think they are solid pink. I thought this might be the best forum to post in --- didn't see it until I had already posted in the main forum.

Antique Roses forum has many experts -- you might try for an ID of your gorgeous rose there.

Rosefolly, sadly, this is the only picture I took, I didn't expect to find it torn down when I came back :( Comtessedelacouche, after a little research I am also thinking that it is the Swan Lake rose, I do remember the canes being really thorny and it didn't have a prominent fragrance. About the bloom, the one in the picture was the prettiest one, the others weren't as "perfect" as this one. I also remeber that the petals were really delicate, thin and soft unlike the ones of my other roses, which are a bit thicker. Thank you both for your insight and opinions. If anyone has a different opinion feel free to comment.