Fortuniana unconventional and dense upright shrub

and dense upright shrub

The clusters are large enough to weight the canes and arch them gracefully

Believed by some authorities to be a cross between China and multiflora

offering inspiration for gardeners who long for a softer

This rose is a sport of 'F

Fortuniana unconventional and dense upright shrub1850 12 to 20 feet This apparently natural hybrid of R. banksiae and R. laevigata also bears the name of the young Scottish undergardener Robert Fortune. He discovered it in newly opened China, in 1850, blooming in a Shanghai garden. Fortuniana retains the fine, violet scent of the White Lady Banks, but offers a larger, nearly 2 inch flower that is white and very double with a knotted center. The nearly thornless canes have foliage that is graceful