A climbing “Cecile Brunner” in full bloom.

A climbing "Cecile Brunner" in full bloom.

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It is Easter Sunday and two of the rose bushes are in full bloom.

A "Cecile Brunner" in it's finest Easter clothes.

A "Dusty Pink" in it's finest easter clothes.

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The Cecile Brunner rosebush has started to bloom

The Cecile Brunner rosebush has started to bloom

‘Cécile Brunner’: If you want a rose that has that classic rose perfume like rose oil then the dainty ‘Cécile Brunner’ is for you. It is long flowering with sprays of small, ruffled, light pink flowers that have extremely pretty pink buds. Each flower has a long stalk, making it a good choice for picking for tiny cottage posies. The bush is strong and vigorous with glossy green leaves. This is a rose many people may remember from their grandmother’s garden (she may have called it ‘The Sweetheart Rose’).

Despite it being well known and much loved, ‘Cécile Brunner’ suffers from an identity problem as it is always given the wrong name. Everyone will tell you this is Cécil Brunner, named apparently for some bloke called Cécil. But it’s not, it is ‘Cécile Brunner’ named for a lady called Cécile who bred the rose more than 100 years ago.

The true ‘Cécile Brunner’ is normally only around a metre (3′) tall but for many years a large-growing form has also been sold as ‘Cécile Brunner’. This large form can reach 3-4m (10-12′) tall. As well there is a climbing version sold as ‘Climbing Cécile Brunner’, which has the same flowers but tends to only flower in spring.

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