'Historic' Rose?

14 years ago

My wife and I own a historic home (ca. 1830) in Orange, VA. In the back yard we have a rose bush that is about 4 feet tall. I have been told by the previous owners that the rose bush is "historic," meaning that it has been there for quite a long time. I know nothing about roses (and only a little about flower gardening in general), and would like some help identifying this rose to determine 1> the age of the plant, and 2> the plant's classification. We have plans to start landscaping our back yard, but I want to make sure that, if this rose has, indeed, been here for a long time time, or if it is a unique variety of rose, we do not do anything to harm it.

Can anyone help?

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petaloid
14 years ago
Although I can't say for certain what it is, it does look to me like one of the heritage varieties from long ago, certainly worth holding onto.

I hope you will post this same question on the Antique Roses forum here on GardenWeb - there are more old rose experts checking there than on this board.

I'll put a link below to a list of rose gardening clubs that include several in your state. Much free advice is available there from your local rose aficionados.

Here is a link that might be useful: Colonial District rose gardening clubs
hartwood
14 years ago
Greetings, Neighbor. I have a historic house in Stafford County, and I was just in your neck of the woods on Saturday ... heading to the old garden rose program at Monticello. I'll be happy to help you ID your old rose, either via email photos or in person ... I'm not an axe murderer, I promise. :)

Email me, and I'll see what I can do for you.
Connie @ hartwood roses. com (take out the spaces)

Looking forward to it!
Connie
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cindyrn
14 years ago
That looks exactly like my Cecile Brunner rose blooms once they age a bit. Do you have any other pictures of buds, foliage, etc?
holladayhouse
Original Author
14 years ago
Someone else mentioned it might be a Cecile Brunner. Those are the only pictures I have at the moment, but I can take more. It's looking a little rough this spring--not sure if it's because of the hard winter we had or not. But, when the buds start to come out I'll take some more pictures. Thank you so much for your help!