Fortuniana unconventional The nearly thornless bush is

The nearly thornless bush is slightly open

It is very free-flowering

with a classic Tea rose perfume

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

The resulting plant is a vigorous

Fortuniana unconventional The nearly thornless bush is1850 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