Might we add to the description here that it has been suggested by several people that this rose may actually be 'Barcelona' (Kordes 1932)? I've never grown a known 'Barcelona', but from photos here, I have to agree they appear to be the same. Thanks. Malcolm Manners
A couple of the photos of 'Edward Mawley' show something approaching that conical centre, although perhaps the outer petals aren't concave enough? It's just a thought - maybe worth a look at.
“Many years ago” is a bit too elastic. Does anybody know when Giles Nursery closed? - and does anybody have any old Giles Nursery catalogues? Bush height would be good to have as it might rule out a few Mallerin varieties.
Pat, I'm going to guess that they closed around 15 years ago. I don't believe they ever published a catalog. My bush is not very old, but it's currently around 4 feet tall. Fairly vigorous, but not trying to get a lot taller, quickly. I should have also mentioned that it is intensely old-rose (damask) fragrant. I just posted more photos.
I should also say that while Mike acquired it from Giles, they did not give it that name; they may have had a legitimate rose name label on it that was later lost. I named it because it was Mike who gave it to me.
And I just now checked with Jim Giles -- they closed their nursery in 2002, so that would have been when Mike purchased this rose. At their going-out-of-business sale.
