It was a star in our garden last year. This is a hybrid, with some Centifolia parentage, but still typically Damask in style. Once more a hybrid with some Centifolia parentage. Said to be one of the best white roses. Pink Leda Painted Damask Fat buds are quite red, giving no indication of what is to come.
Blooms are pink with crimson edges.
Flat quartered creamy-white blooms with a hint of pink on a shorter compact bush. Intriguing button eye. Often mistaken for Mme Hardy . Copyright Lloyd Chapman, winter 1997 More pictures of Old Roses from Trinity Farm in the Garden Gallery.