Article (website)  (12 Sep 2016)  Includes photo(s).
 
The Perse Rose (Shrub Rose). Repeat Flowering. Unique to Peter Beales. (Modern Shrub) Large fully double, multi headed,deep pink blooms, with a delicate fragrance. Mid green glossy foliage, with a relaxed growth habit this could be grown as a small pillar rose.
This rose was named for The Perse School, which on 30th September 2015 a year of celebrations to mark school’s 400th anniversary will begin. Nearly 400 years ago the academic, physician and philanthropist Dr Perse left a legacy to change lives through education. The school established in his name, with a direct link to the University, is Cambridge’s oldest surviving secondary school and open to children from all backgrounds.