Therese Bugnet

The rugosa rose 'Therese Bugnet' is coming into bloom & a sweet fragrance fills the air. It's suckering habit makes it a great hedge rose & the foliage always looks good. The rugosa roses are know for their disease resistance, no spraying needed.

Although it does very well here it is a 1950's Canadian bred rose known for it's cold hardiness. Unlike a lot of her brethren she does not produce many rose hips.
A visitor from the Balkans, through a translator, told me his mother used to make a sun tea from the flowers.
Amazing how gardening connects us.