This is a rose we've always grown since our eldest girl Sonja took a liking to it aged 4.
Although a finicky plant, the roses are sumptuous and deliciously fragrant, well
worth the spot in the garden. Vineyards often planted this particular rose at the end of the row
of vines, when the rose had mildew it was time to spray the vines.. but this rose
isn't used as much now, obviously other indicators are in use.