A rugosa perhaps?

Hope someone knows for certain

Gosh, it does look almost identical! Just more compact. But I've let mine go a bit free-range until I could ID it and know how to care for it.

This is ’Banshee’ The acorn-shaped receptacle on the bud id a dead giveaway

When IDing roses, the first thing you look at is the leaves. Those aren't rugosa leaves.

Does it repeat? Does it spread?

Paul, your confidence is encouraging! I wonder if anyone can confirm your ID.

Mad, I have NO experience with roses. I'm too ignorant to answer your first question (does what repeat?); and if by spread your referring to how the plant is growing, it seems to send up suckers.

My 'Banshee' as it appears today. Weather plays a role in how fully double (or not) the blooms are. Compare the shape of the buds, and the foliage:

Does it repeat

Does it bloom only once, like forsythia, or does it produce flowers throughout the growing season like a hybrid tea rose.

I thought those receptacles meant something, but I managed to kill off my Banshee many years ago.

Mad, OH! I don't remember. This is the first year it's really bloomed again since it was damaged. Actually, I didn't really pay it much attention for years - I think being nearly killed may have revitalized it. I don't remember it ever having this many blooms. I will definitely take note this year if it puts forth more blooms later this year. I wasn't planning on deadheading to see the rose hips (again I don't remember noticing rose hips previously). 

Paul, yes, I see the acorn nature of the receptacle now! Yours are beautiful - much more vibrant pink than mine.

@DCF-Z6A The depth of color isn't diagnostic with 'Banshee'; depending on climate, exposure and soil conditions, it varies from the palest delicate pink to a deep pink hue. In my case, the plant is in blazing full sunlight and heavy clay soil (USDA zone 8) and so it typically presents as a medium pink with darker and lighter phases.

I think you'll find that it does not rebloom after the Spring flush. One notable characteristic is that in many gardens, only about half of the many buds actually develop into blooms, with many of them spontaneously falling off before reaching full size. Mine does this every year.

'Banshee' is known around the world under a variety of names - assumed and "study" names. It appears often in Europe as "R. X suionum", 'Minette', 'Dornenlose Kreiselrose' and others.

A couple blooms from a previous season:

And Leonie Bell's drawing of some of the plant parts.

@Paul Barden Thank you so much for all the details! Mine is in clay soil as well, and with minimal sun exposure. A few hours of dappled sun in the late afternoon from the west. But I'm encouraged at all the blooms this year! I'll keep an eye on any dropping off, just to note its behavior. 

It seems like I can shape it a bit in late winter, maybe taking a few inches off the longer canes to encourage more blooms?

Paul, I'm Googling but not finding an obvious hit on the type (tea, floribunda, etc) of rose it is. 

Also, are yours fragrant? The classic rose scent on mine are very strong (in a good way)!

Paul, you're in a league of your own. Bravo, for your many pinpoint identifications!

Moses

What a great ID! Those leaves are so distinctive! @C@@DCF @DCF You might want to familiarize yourself with HMF! Do you have any other hidden gems in your garden?

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BANSHEE Be sure to check out the pics and comments on this link to Banshee.

Vaporac, thank you for the link! In researching, I'm finding roses broken into a variety of categories. Clearly mine is a shrub rose. Would it be a Wild or Old Garden? And where does Damask fit in? 

The only other "gem" I might have of my grandmother's are her poppies. But they look like a standard orange poppy, nothing exciting (but beautiful nonetheless!).

I'm reading more on HMF within each section of Banshee and starting to get my bearings. 

Thank you everyone for your help! I'm very grateful!

@DCF-Z6A The classification of 'Banshee' is up for debate, and it depends on which name you choose to research (Its know by different names in different countries) : a variety of species sources has been suggested. Some sources suggest that its a "Turbinata" type, and some suggest it's derived from R. rapa (possibly a subvariety of R. virginiana, possibly virginiana plena?). It is sometimes listed as 'Minette', a Centifolia/Damask hybrid of some sort, but the original 'Minette' from Vibert is supposedly a Gallica, which 'Banshee' certainly is not (not even close). Its not even clear where (or when) it originated. What we do know is that its one of the hardiest roses - perfectly at home in climates as cold as USDA zone 3 or even 2!

I'm inclined to refer to 'Banshee' as a "species hybrid" - potentially derived from R. virginiana. I once did a casual comparison of the foliage and bud style of 'Banshee' and R. virginiana and as you can see, there are some similarities.

You can shape the plant in late winter if you wish, but it won't likely have any positive effect on the volume of bloom. In fact, you're likely to have fewer blooms if you cut it back at that time of year. Better to shape it near the end of summer. And yes, it has a very good "old rose" fragrance.

If I shape it at the end of the summer, won't I lose the hips?

Regarding pruning - most people on this side of the pond don't 'shape' old fashioned once bloomers. We thin out the old, dead or dying canes. This gets done in early spring, when you can see what you are doing, and don't end up shredding half the leaves on the plant by trying to yank out a large, thorny cane. Yes, you may lose some flowers, but the target canes aren't going to flower well anyway, and it allows the plant to put more energy into good, productive canes.

Something to keep in mind, is that this type of rose can produce countless buds. They are not precious things that must be coddled, nurtured, and protected.

Thanks Mad! Excellent point. In my reference to "shaping" I definitely hadn't planned on going full Edward Scissorhands on it. 😀  It's just pretty chaotic and I'm hoping to tame it just a touch and make it look more intentional and less abandoned. I definitely want it to look natural and free. It's extended over into a walkway and I've been snagged more than once, so there's that too!

"If I shape it at the end of the summer, won't I lose the hips?"

I think you'll find that it makes few, if any, hips. By all means trim it so it doesn't snag you as you walk past, but if you want it to look "natural", then refrain from trying to "shape" it - it won't look natural.

Paul you're a treasure and so appreciated .

Thank you, thank you, thank you all!!

Follow-up question, if I can impose: is this normal? I'm only seeing it on one or two buds.

Something ate part of the bud. So, normal? Yes, since lots of things seem to love eating roses.

A variety of insects can do damage like that to a rose bud. Hard to know without seeing the culprit.

By the way, you can see another of the diagnostic traits of 'Banshee' in that new photo: the yellowing of some of the smaller buds, which will fall off without opening. My specimen rarely opens more than 1/3 of all the buds it forms. This is a common complaint about the variety. I know of no cultivation technique that can prevent it from happening - its baked in to the plant's genes.

Y'all are wonderful. THANK YOU.