| General Description | A large shrub with usually a thorny stem bearing large leaves and fragrant blooms. |
| Landscape | Borders, hedges, flower beds, containers, and as a cut flower. |
| Propagation | By hardwood cuttings in autumn or by chip budding in summer.
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| Cultivation | Grow in full sun with fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil. For best flowering apply a balanced fertiliser and mulch in late winter or early spring and a balanced fertiliser again in early summer. |
| Pests | Aphids, rose leafhopper, glasshouse red spider mite, scale insects, caterpillars, large rose sawfly, rose leaf-rolling sawfly, black spot, rose rust, rose powdery mildew and a downy mildew. |
| Notable Specimens | Queen Sirikit Botanic Garden, Mae Rim District, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand. |
| Habitat | An arching habit, reaching about 1.2 m in height. |
| Flower Description | Pink rosettes that become paler with age. It is deeply scented. |
