Old Gay Hill Red China heat tolerant but the flowers open pale

but the flowers open pale pink and fade to creamy white with a light hint of fragrance

this rose will reach 8 to 12 feet

Prior to 1900's

'Cecile Brunner' tolerates everything from poor soil to partial shade

Surviving prolonged flooding during Hurricane Katrina

Old Gay Hill Red China heat tolerant but the flowers open paleUnknown 4 to 6 feet The bright scarlet flowers of "Old Gay Hill Red China" are like those of the China, Martha Gonzales, but of this bush grows to a more commanding size. This extremely tough rose produces clusters of two inch, semi double blooms of scarlet red with white eyes. It provides vivid color throughout the growing season and is highly effective when massed in plantings. It was found in Old Gay Hill, Texas where Thomas Affleck had his famous