A Rose (Blush Noisette) and a Tip for a Happy, Healthy and Successful Living

Class: Noisette

Date of Introduction: Before 1817

‘Blush Noisette‘ is an original American Rose. It belongs to a group called Noisette Roses whose origin began in Charleston, South Carolina. It has a soft pinkish white blooms and it has a very sweet fragrance. It is very disease resistant and always looking healthy. It is not winter hardy. I planted two on each end of my neighbor’s garage and they are doing quite well without maintenance at all. I gave them Epsom salt in the fall and a handful of fertilizer in the spring and that’s all the food they get. The last two years, they only got watered by rain since my garden hose won’t reach them. I pruned them early in the season and again after the first flush. Sometime in the late summer, I prune them once more to control their growth. It is a great rose and for those who are looking for a low maintenance rose, this is your best choice. Fragrant and floriferous!

The origin of Noisette Rose is debatable since some rose historians said it originated in Charleston, SC where Philippe Noisette transmitted the plants to Paris. Others said it was John Champney, also of Charleston, SC who raised the original variety called ‘Champney Rose‘ or ‘Champney’s Pink Cluster’ from the seed of the ‘White Musk Rose’ or ‘Rosa Moschata’, fertilized by the ‘Old Blush China’ and sent cuttings to William Prince. From these an immense number were propagated and sent to England and France. The old ‘Blush Noisette Rose‘ was raised a few years after by Philippe Noisette from the seed of the ‘Champney Rose’ and this was sent to his brother, Louis Noisette of Paris, under the name of Noisette Rose. ‘Blush Noisette’ is more double than ‘Champney Pink’ and more dwarf and compact growth, the flowers in very large dense panicles. The old ‘Champney’s Pink Cluster’, not as full but it has rapid growth and great for pillars and trellises.