Rose photo courtesy of billy teabag

"Kew Cemetery Pink" This is a rose that is almost always in bloom but the bloom colour and form varies with temperature. The blooms of winter, spring and early summer tend to be fuller and more opulent, and there is less pink washed over the underlying flesh colour. Early summer 2018, Perth Western Australia.

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Rose photo courtesy of billy teabag

"Kew Cemetery Pink" Blooms can be produced one to a stem, but are more often seen in clusters of 2, 3, 4 or more. Canes are prickly and pedicels are bristly. The foliaceous sepals tend to stand out like stars and persist on the spent blooms. Autumn 2018, Perth Western Australia.

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Rose photo courtesy of billy teabag

"Kew Cemetery Pink" The petal count and bloom form of this rose various with the seasons. Hot weather blooms tend to have less petals and the pink shading and veining is more pronounced, while the petals edges are paler. There is a hollow ball of concave petals in the centre of the bloom that opens to reveal yellow stamens. Late summer/ early autumn 2018, Perth Western Australia.

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Rose photo courtesy of billy teabag

"Miss Ackland's No 1A Special Pink T/HT". The blooms can come one to a stem, but are more often produced in clusters of 2, 3, 4 or more. Blooms tend to nod as they open. The canes are prickly, and the prickles extent right up to the bracts and pedicels. Pedicels are bristly. Photographed in the Heritage Roses in Australia Repository, Ruston's Roses, Renmark, South Australia, Autumn, 2017.

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