'Tarrawarra' is a delight - a 'poly' of unknown breeding, raised & introduced by Victorian nurseryman John Nieuwesteeg in the early 90's.
Its foliage is healthy & dense and the rose is generous with its repeat flushes. I love the soft salmon pink tones of the buds, and its light sweet fragrance.
This is a low maintenance rose, which is just as well, as it is just a tad prickly - fortunately though light deadheading, and taking to it with the shears occasionally to shape it up, seems to suit it well. The photo below was taken mid autumn, April 2007 for memory, when it was a bit overdue for a tidy up. Typically it could probably be kept to 1m x 1m.
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