• "Wilson Street, Nannup"

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Discovered by Patricia Routley (Australia, 2001).

Found Rose.  

Cerise, carmine, paler under..  Mild fragrance.  80 petals.  Average diameter 3".  Once-blooming spring or summer.  

Dark green foliage.  5 leaflets.  

Height: 7' to 8' (215 to 245cm).  Width: 3' (90cm).

Disease susceptibility: very disease resistant.  

Often found around Balingup and Nannup, Western Australia, at old properties.
Inflorescence: in two's? - one flower and one bud, at the tips of laterals. A yellow-green pointel. Petals reflexing right down over base of bloom. Bud smooth. Receptacle rounded.
Pedicel: Stiff. Basically smooth, but with tiny prickles that are barely visible and that rub off at the slightest touch.
Hips Only one hip ever seen in 12 years. See photo no. 163 019
Sepals are retained in the up position when old
Season: middle spring only. Earlier than nearby 'Charles de Wils', 'Fantin Latour' and 'Violacea'.
But 'Stanwell Perpetual' alongside is in its full spring flush at the same time as “Balingup Lane”.
Leaf Mid to deep green. Leathery, thick. Undulate – rounded elevations between veins. Distant – separate from each other. Oval to long leaves. Margin: Glandular only on points of teeth. Rachis: Channelled - A trough on upper surface. Leaf petioles: 2mm. Hispid (bristly), Only two tiny prickles found. Glandular
Bracts Only one bract visible on a bud – at the abscission layer?
Stipule Glandular. Rachis turning red in the stipule area.
Prickles A few tiny thorns on the bottom foot of the cane. Becoming very tiny to a rough feeling above.
Bush Form: climbing with support. Own roots – some suckering.
Canes New growth color :Green. Mature cane surface; grey-green. Long and straight, curving gently over with weight. Laterals branching out at the top of the cane when space permits.
Disease None.

Possibilities
D'Aguesseau, gallica, 1836

Discarded Identifications
Not 'Malton', Guerin, 1829. Syn: 'Fulgens' as that had red tinted foliage and was an excellent seed bearer
Not 'Mme. Eugene E. Marlitt' or "Maggie" as that repeats.
Not “California Malton” – ‘William Jesse in commerce’ as that sets hips, has "fair rebloom" and prickles up top.
Not 'Chenedole' as William Paul, 1848 said that is "very spinous"
Not ‘Assemblage des Beautes’, gallica 1819 as that sets hips and was said to be compact.
Not ‘Bouquet de Flore’ as that was said to have heart-shaped leaves.