This rose was discovered by the Scottish botanist and plant explorer / collector Robert Fortune. He traveled to China in 1842, dressed as a Chinese man with shaved head and pigtail so that he could move about the country freely at a time when white people were not welcome, and he brought back many plants and seeds. One of his most famous finds is this rose.
Other names this rose is known by: Gold of Ophir and Beauty of Glazenwood. The flowers are loosely double with gold and pink tones, very thorny, and once-blooming. Because it is so thorny, I have mine growing off in a corner of the Rose Garden where it is out of the way. It is in full bloom right now, and it won't bloom again until next spring.
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