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Celsiana Damask Rose
This lovely old damask rose, 'Celsiana,' dates from 1750. Like most damasks, it blooms in lovely fluffy clusters of semi-double pink roses with a strong old rose fragrance. As individual flowers fade to white, the clusters become two-tone. As the flowers begin to open, the petals have the look of slightly crumpled tissue paper. Fully open, they're ornamented with a button of bright yellow stamens. It doesn't repeat, but if you don't deadhead, you'll get bright red hips (seed pods), in late summer that persist well into winter and feed the birds.