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Champneys Pink Cluster Rose

Rosa noisettiana ‘cv.’

The original "Noisette" hybrid rose that is a cross between the Musk and China varieties. Noted for its fragrance and showy blossoms.

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The original Noisette selected by John Champneys in Charleston, SC, with clusters of fragrant, double, pale pink blossoms and glossy green, pointed leaves. it was the first hybrid between the China and the Musk roses and is sometimes listed as Rosa chinensis x moschata. See the 1999 Twinleaf article, Champneys Pink Cluster Comes to Monticello, for more information on this rose.

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