'Marchesa Boccella'

Hybrid Perpetual, light pink, repeat flowering

The flowers of this rose develop from firm buds with feathery sepals and are borne in tight clusters; they open to fully double and quartered flowers, often with button eyes. They are up to 3 inches across and are soft pink and very fragrant. It is an upright, sturdy shrub to 4 feet high. The stems are stout and strong and there are ample thorns.

Desprez, France, 1842

Parentage unknown