Belle Portugaise light pink We like its upright and

We like its upright and bushy growth

often forming airy sprays of dozens of flowers at a time

salmon-pink blooms with hints of apricot and buff

Do not be surprised if you do not see blooms on this beauty for the first couple of years

4 to 7 foot shrub or 8 to 10 foot climber

Belle Portugaise light pink We like its upright and1903 12 to 40 feet Almost naturalized in California, but not hardy in the north, Belle Portugaise is also known as Belle of Portugal. This extremely vigorous, large flowered climber blooms for a long season each spring and can tolerate heat and limey soil. The very long buds open to large, loose, semi double flowers with shell pink petals. Big, pendulous roses hang down as if to spill their intoxicating fragrance on the faces of passing admirers. If