This has been a good year for this rose. It has bloomed really well. Blush Noisette flowers are the very palest pink. It blooms in clusters. The flowers have a very, very sweet smell.The American south is the birthplace of the noisette roses. That explains why they perform so well here. John Champneys of Charleston, South Carolina raised the first noisette by crossing Old Blush (the parent of countless number of roses) with R. moschata. Rosa moschata is fragrant and cluster-flowered, and Old Blush is a fantastic bloomer, constantly in bloom. The Noisette was born, however it did not have the name "noisette". They called it Champney's Pink Cluster. (I have a Champney's Pink Cluster planted right next to Blush Noisette. ) Mr. Champneys shared cuttings of his unique rose with Philippe Noisette, a nurseryman in Charleston. He introduced a series of roses that were all referred to as noisettes. The family of noisettes took rose-loving countries by storm. The French growers were very attracted to the noisette class of roses because of their remontancy.
Most noisettes are grown as pillar roses. Blush Noisette manages to maintain a pretty, nice bush form which is unique among the noisettes. Blush Noisette also has the distinction of being the first of the noisettes to bear the name "noisette".
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