Could this be Pink Pet (Caldwell Pink)?
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Perle d'Or and Caldwell Pink
Comments (16)I can attest to being "blown away" seeing Hamp's Perle d'Or in person last spring..absolutely stunning! I came home and had a serious talk with mine and I have to say, she took it to heart. I can see this one blooming outside the dining room window and she tickles me with the form of the bloom..so different....See MoreCaldwell Pink at HD
Comments (5)Some that I have seen stay about 2' by 2' here in St. Louis, but mine gets about 5' tall and 4' across. By the way, Caldwell Pink is really Pink Pet, and it is a China, not a polyantha. It doesn't matter much unless you are going to exhibit it, in which case it has to be shown as Pink Pet in the appropriate OGR class....See MoreStatus of Rosa 'Caldwell Pink'
Comments (3)"Caldwell Pink" is the found-rose name given for the variety in Texas (note that found names, being unofficial, are traditionally surrounded by double quotes, whereas registered names of cultivars get single quote marks). The rose is grown and shown, especially in the Southeast, as 'Pink Pet'. However, no one has ever demonstrated that this rose is the original, true 'Pink Pet'. And many of us doubt that it is, since 'Pink Pet' should be a China, and this rose, other than the fact that it repeats well, doesn't really resemble a China at all, either in its leaves, its prickles, or its flowers. It has been suggested that it may be a R. setigera hybrid, and the foliage seems to support that concept, but again, no proof. If you want to show it in an ARS sanctioned rose show, you can do so with 'Pink Pet' but not with "Caldwell Pink," and I'm sure that to some degree drives the idea of using the historic cultivar name. One thing I can say with fairly good certainty is that the Texas "Caldwell Pink" is exactly the same rose as we grow here as 'Pink Pet'. I don't think anyone would question that....See MoreHow does Caldwell Pink perform in zone 6 (MA)?
Comments (1)The original classification of Caldwell Pink (Pink Pet) as a China has probably slowed its use in northern gardens. Here in zone 5, Michigan, the plant is hardy to the tips in almost all winters, blooms profusely, and is totally free of blackspot without spraying. I really can't see any logical reason why it isn't as widely used in public plantings as Knockout....See Morenoseometer...(7A, SZ10, Albuquerque)
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