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Pāuatahanui Burial Ground Heritage Roses

IIPāuatahanui Burial Ground Heritage Roses

Table of contents

Introduction ............................... 1Contact details .......................3Acknowledgements ..............3Key to terms used ..................3Location map ...........................4Alba Semi Plena .....................5Albéric Barbier .........................6Albéric Barbier (2) ...................7Albertine .....................................8American Pillar ........................9Anaïs Ségalas .........................10Ann Endt .................................... 11Archduc Joseph .................... 12Ballerina ................................... 13Baronne Prévost ................... 14Belle Poitevine ....................... 15Blanc Double de Coubert . 16Bloomfield Abundance ......17Blushing Lucy ......................... 18Botzaris ..................................... 19Bourbon Queen....................20Buff Beauty ............................. 21Burial Ground Seedling .... 22Calocarpa ............................... 23Canary Bird ............................24Cécile Brünner ...................... 25Charles de Mills ....................26Common Moss .......................27Compassion ...........................28Complicata ............................29Cornelia ....................................30Crepuscule ............................... 31De la Grifferaie ..................... 32Double Cream....................... 33Double White ........................34Double White (2) .................. 35Elizabeth Hamlin .................36Falkland ....................................37Falkland (2) ............................38Félicité Perpétue .................39F. J. Grootendorst ................40

Flower Carpet ........................41Francois Juranville ..............42Fru Dagmar Hartopp .........43Général Galliéni ...................44Glory of Edzell .......................45Goethe ......................................46Gracilis .......................................47Great Western .......................48Harriet Shepherd .................49Hugo Roller.............................50Ispahan ..................................... 51Jean Ducher .......................... 52John Gare Butler ................. 53Kiftsgate ..................................54La Belle Sultane ....................55Lady Hillingdon ....................56Le Vésuve ..................................57Macrantha .............................58Marjorie Fair .......................... 59May Queen ............................60Mme de Watteville ..............61Mme Grégoire Staechelin .62Mme Hardy ............................63Moonlight ...............................64Mrs Doreen Pike ...................65Multiflora Nana....................66Mutabilis ...................................67New Dawn ..............................68Nozomi .....................................69Penelope ................................. 70Penelope (2) .............................71Phyllis Bide ...............................72Pink Grootendorst ................73Pompon de Bourgogne .....74Purezza .....................................75Purezza (2) ..............................76Raubritter ................................77Reine des Violettes ..............78Rosa agrestis canina ..........79Rosa agrestis canina (2) ..80Rosa amblyotis ......................81

Rosa bella ...............................82Rosa blanda ..........................83Rosa bracteata ....................84Rosa canina ...........................85Rosa chinensis ......................86Rosa chinensis (2) .................87Rosa davurica .......................88Rosa eglanteria ...................89Rosa indica major ...............90Rosa laevigata ......................91Rosa laevigata (2) ..............92Rosa marretii .........................93Rosa marretii (2) ..................94Rosa multiflora .....................95Rosa pimpinellifolia ...........96Rosa roxburghii plena ........97Rosa setigera ........................98Rosa sherardii .......................99Roseraie de l’Hay ..............100Rosette Delizy ...................... 101Sanders White .................... 102Sea Foam .............................. 103Sea Foam (2) .......................104Seedling (at Walker) ......... 105‘Settlers Rose’ ...................... 106Shower of Gold ....................107Stanwell Perpetual ...........108Tea Rambler ........................ 109The Fairy ................................. 110Topaz Jewel ...........................111Tuscany ....................................112Unknown .................................113Veilchenblau ......................... 114Veilchenblau (2) ...................115Viridiflora .................................116Wedding Day ........................117William Lobb......................... 118William Lobb (2) ...................119Roses without images ..... 120Maps .........................................121

IIIPāuatahanui Burial Ground Heritage Roses

TO TABLE OF CONTENTS

Version history

Version Date Description Owner Revision due

1 April 2008 First edition, background of cemetery, images of roses and plant description, with minor updates in February 2009.

Dale Hartle March 2012

2 March 2012 Second edition, background of cemetery, images of roses and plant descriptions, addition of new roses and deletion of roses. Photography in November 2011.

Dale Hartle March 2014

3 September 2017

Third edition, addition of new roses, deletion of roses, minor text updates including approximate plot location of rose plants in cemetery.

Dale Hartle Sept 2019

1Pāuatahanui Burial Ground Heritage Roses


Introduction

History of the Pāuatahanui Burial GroundFor many years before Pakeha settlers arrived, the Burial Ground land was the site of a pa named Matai-taua, which was important to the tangata whenua Ngati Toa and its leaders in the 1840s – Te Rauparaha and Te Rangihaeata. The latter fortified the pa in 1846, and it was occupied by Ngati Toa before they were forced to retreat by Imperial troops in the lead-up to the skirmish at Battle Hill. After that time, the site was not used again by the tangata whenua.

The next occupants were officers and men of two British Army regiments – the 58th (Rutlandshire Regiment of Foot) and 65th (2nd North Yorkshire Regiment of Foot). Between January 1847 and November 1849 they built the road between Pahautanui (as it was then called) and Wainui (now Paekakariki).

An early settler, Thomas Hollis Stace, bought 113 acres from the New Zealand company at the eastern end of the Pāuatahanui Inlet. In 1856 he donated one acre to the community, to be used as the site for a Protestant chapel (which was also to be used as a school), and a burial ground. In the same year, he set up a trust to administer the land, and included in the Trust Deed the right of his family and descendants to a family plot in perpetuity.

The chapel was built in 1857, and was used for 51 years before being demolished in 1908. It was briefly used as a school in the 1850s before the school moved to another building nearby.

The first known interment in the Burial Ground was that of Maria Bradey, aged 26, in May 1860. She was the wife of Francis Bradey, a member of one of the well-known pioneer families of the district. Maria’s grave is close to that of her brother-and sister-in-law, Agnes Mary and Frederick Bradey, whose grave near the entrance to the Burial Ground is marked by a white marble angel (See cover page – Maria’s grave is enclosed in the wooden picket fence to the right of the angel).

There are 200 individuals named on the headstones. Many early settlers are buried here, including Bradey, Flighty, Jones, Judge, Gray and Harris family members.

Over time, all the trustees died, and the Trust Deed became outdated. In the late 1990s, the Pāuatahanui Residents’ Association became concerned that the lack of a legal owner of the Burial Ground was contributing to the decay of the site. The Association convinced the Porirua City Council to agree to become the legal owner and to fund and manage the Burial Ground. This initiative eventually resulted in the introduction into Parliament of the Porirua City Council (Pāuatahanui Burial Ground) Bill in July 2007. Meanwhile, the Council set up and supports the Pāuatahanui Burial Ground Management Committee, which comprises representatives of the Heritage Rose Group, Stace Family, Pāuatahanui Residents’ Association, St. Alban’s Church and the Council. Its activities cover physical maintenance, heritage roses, preservation and conservation, genealogical and historical research, records, publicity, documentation, and liaison with other groups. The Pāuatahanui Burial Ground Bill was passed and became law in 2008.



Rose ProjectThe project to clear the overgrown and neglected Burial Ground site adjacent to the Historic Church of St Albans and to plant Heritage Roses was the vision of 5 local Pāuatahanui women in 1991. With the help of friends and families, the first area was ready for planting in 1992. The bulk of the roses were grown from cuttings, others were donated. Advice was given by the then Custodian of the roses at the Bolton Street Cemetery, Wellington. Over the years a notable collection has been built up of mainly older varieties which survive with very little attention in an exposed position. Working parties are held several times a year with local residents and members of Wellington Heritage Roses and the Mana Branch of the Wellington Rose Society, taking part. The project is one of the longest running of the Keep Porirua Beautiful organisation. Many volunteers have received KPB Awards for their work in the Burial Ground. Renowned rose experts have visited the site and the project has been widely acclaimed within New Zealand and abroad.

The early settlers to New Zealand bought rose cuttings with them on the long voyages from Britain for their gardens and when a family member died often planted a rose by their grave. Some roses found growing in the Burial Ground are believed to be from original plantings and these are considered ‘Living History’. Roses have been rescued from historic sites and from local roadsides where they are in danger of being destroyed by development or weed killing. Volunteers are mindful of the rural setting and have attempted to keep the planting informal not contrived and in keeping with the history of the area.

The best time to visit the Burial Ground is from late October, November and December for peak flowering but roses can be found flowering for many months of the year. The project co-ordinator is happy to show visitors around.

Note: Some of the details given for the roses in this document reflect the growing habits and flowering times in the specific conditions of the Pāuatahanui Burial Ground. These may not be the same in other areas.

The original photographs were taken by Ralph Bolton, mostly during November 2006, and updated in November 2007, December 2008 and November 2011. This booklet is an inventory of the rose plants which were present in the burial ground at the time of the photography in November 2011, along with updates taken during 2017.

Note: Where a (2) is shown against a name, this indicates a second image of the same plant.

A code has been added for this edition indicating the approximate location of the plants.



Heritage roses receive national recognitionHeritage Roses New Zealand Inc. has recognised the Pāuatahanui Burial Ground’s roses as a nationally significant planting of historic roses.

On Friday 5 December 2014, Project co-ordinator Rosemary Patterson, who began the restoration with four other local women 23 years ago, along with Porirua Mayor Nick Leggett, were on hand to receive an award and citation from Heritage Roses New Zealand President Sally Allison.

The burial ground was nominated for the award by Judith Soja, a member of Heritage Roses New Zealand, to recognise the rose collection, acknowledge the vision and work of Rosemary and her volunteers, as well as the Council’s on-going commitment and contribution to the preservation of the burial ground and rose collection.

Contact detailsVisit www.porirualibrary.org.nz and look under Heritage.

For further information, please contact Porirua City Council on +64 4 237 5089.

AcknowledgementsThe following people contributed to this project:

Ralph Bolton, Original Photographer

Ed Soja, 2017 Photographer

Rosemary Patterson, Rose Project Co-ordinator, Member PBGMC

Dale Hartle, Web Content Co-ordinator, Porirua City Council

Sharon Evans, Member, Pāuatahanui Burial Ground Management Committee

Key to terms usedCutting The rose was raised from cuttings by volunteers or friends of the project.

Plant The rose plant was raised under nursery conditions



Location mapAccess to the Pāuatahanui Burial Ground is via State Highway 58 east from Paremata, west from the Hutt Valley, or south from Grays Road. Drive in the entrance to St Alban’s Church next to the memorial. The burial ground is on the right next to the church and church graveyard. Alternatively park on the roadside and walk up the driveway.



Alba Semi Plena

Name Alba Semi Plena. c.1500. (Alba)

Colour White.

Flowering Season Once flowering. Early summer/mid-season.

Notes Cutting 2004. Has been known to repeat at Pāuatahanui which is very unusual.

Map Location M1



Albéric Barbier

Name Albéric Barbier. 1900. (Wichuraiana Rambler)

Colour Pale yellow fading to cream and white.

Flowering Season Once flowering. Spring/summer. Occasional blooms later.

Notes Cuttings approximately 1994. Known locally as the ‘Wellington Rose’ as it is commonly seen around the roadsides.

Map Location M5, P10



Albéric Barbier (2)

Name Albéric Barbier. 1900. (Wichuraiana Rambler)

Colour Pale yellow fading to cream and white.

Flowering Season Once flowering. Spring/summer. Occasional blooms later.

Notes Cuttings approximately 1994. Known locally as the ‘Wellington Rose’ as it is commonly seen around the roadsides.




Albertine

Name Albertine. 1921. (Wichuraiana Rambler)

Colour Salmon pink.

Flowering Season Once flowering. Spring/early summer. Occasional blooms may appear into mid-summer and later.

Notes First cutting planted l993.

Map Location Q5, R3



American Pillar

Name American Pillar. 1902. (Wichuraiana Rambler)

Colour Crimson.

Flowering Season Early summer.

Notes Cutting 1993. This rose grew around the Pāuatahanui village and Inlet in the 90’s and has been preserved in the Burial Ground.

Map Location N2



Anaïs Ségalas

Name Anaïs Ségalas. 1837. (Gallica)

Colour Mauve.

Flowering Season Once flowering. Early spring.

Notes Planted 1995. One of the earliest roses flowering in the Burial Ground.

Map Location D2, E7



Ann Endt

Name Ann Endt. 1978. (Rugosa)

Colour Magenta.

Flowering Season Once flowering spring/early summer.

Notes New Zealand bred. Planted 1994.

Map Location Q10



Archduc Joseph

Name Archduc Joseph. 1872. (Tea Rose)

Colour Dark pink with purple tints.

Flowering Season Long flowering season 6-8 months, spring to late autumn.

Notes 1 cutting 2001.

3 new bushes 2010, donated by Wellington Botanic Gardens from the Selwyn Memorial where they were no longer required. Since planting in the Burial Ground, they have flowered prolifically.

Map Location N4



Ballerina

Name Ballerina. 1937. (Hybrid Musk)

Colour Pink.

Flowering Season Continuous from spring into autumn.

Notes Cutting 1995.

Map Location E7



Baronne Prévost

Name Baronne Prévost. 1842. (Hybrid Perpetual)

Colour Deep pink fading to rose pink.

Flowering Season Repeats from early summer throughout season.

Notes Cuttings 1996.

Map Location M1



Belle Poitevine

Name Belle Poitevine. 1894. (Rugosa)

Colour Mauve/pink.

Flowering Season Early summer onwards.

Notes Planted 1994.

Map Location Q10



Blanc Double de Coubert

Name Blanc Double de Coubert. 1892. (Rugosa)

Colour White.

Flowering Season Continuous flowering. Spring into autumn.

Notes Planted 1999.

Map Location K2, P6



Bloomfield Abundance

Name Bloomfield Abundance. 1920. (China)

Colour Pale pink.

Flowering Season Throughout spring and summer.

Notes Transplanted from Wellington Botanic Gardens 2014.

Map Location C7



Blushing Lucy

Name Blushing Lucy. 1938. (Wichuraiana Rambler)

Colour Pink.

Flowering Season Once flowering. Summer/late summer.

Notes Cuttings planted 1993 and 1994.

Map Location N2, R3



Botzaris

Name Botzaris. 1856. (Damask)

Colour Creamy white/pale pink.

Flowering Season Spring.

Notes Planted 1999.

Map Location M2



Bourbon Queen

Name Bourbon Queen. 1834. (Bourbon)

Colour Purple/pink.

Flowering Season Once flowering. Spring/early summer.

Notes Cutting 1994.

Map Location M9



Buff Beauty

Name Buff Beauty. 1939. (Hybrid Musk)

Colour Buff yellow/apricot.

Flowering Season Repeats from spring into autumn.


Map Location M4



Burial Ground Seedling

Name Unnamed Burial Ground Seedling found about 2002. (Unknown)

Colour Pink edged bloom fading to white in centre.


Notes This has proved its place amongst the named varieties in the Burial Ground.

Map Location Q5



Calocarpa

Name Calocarpa. 1891. (Hybid Rugosa)

Colour Mauve.

Flowering Season Continuous. Late spring/summer.

Notes Cutting from the Old Rose Collection at Bolton Street Cemetery, Wellington. Produces beautiful hips in the Autumn.

Map Location P9



Canary Bird

Name Canary Bird. 1908. (Pimpinellifolia)

Colour Canary yellow.


Notes Planted 1996.

Map Location M10



Cécile Brünner

Name Cécile Brünner. 1881. (Polyantha)

Colour Shell pink.

Flowering Season Continuous from late spring.

Notes Transplanted from Bolton Street Cemetery in Wellington in 1993.

Map Location Q6



Charles de Mills

Name Charles de Mills. c.1790. (Gallica)

Colour Crimson/purple.


Notes This is one of the original roses thought to have been planted by the early settlers to Pāuatahanui and found in the burial ground by volunteers in 1992. There are a few plants which are not very vigorous in various places around the Burial Ground. They have also appeared from time to time on the St Alban’s site.

Map Location L9, P9



Common Moss

Name Common Moss. Pre 1700. (Moss)

Colour Pale purple.


Notes This was grown from a cutting of an original plant donated in 1999 which had been accidentally destroyed. It has grown on to be more vigorous than its parent in a different position.

Map Location N2



Compassion

Name Compassion. 1977. (Modern Climber)

Colour Deep apricot pink.

Flowering Season Continuous. Late spring/autumn.

Notes Planted 1994.

Map Location Q11



Complicata

Name Complicata. Age unknown. (Gallica)

Colour Bright pink.


Notes Plant 1992. Cuttings 1993.

Map Location M1, M7



Cornelia

Name Cornelia. 1925. (Hybrid Musk)

Colour Deep salmon pink.

Flowering Season Continuous. Spring/autumn.

Notes Planted 1992.

Map Location L6



Crepuscule

Name Crepuscule. 1904. (Climbing Noisette)

Colour Apricot shades.

Flowering Season Throughout spring, summer and into autumn.

Notes Planted 2015.

Map Location Q4



De la Grifferaie

Name De la Grifferaie. 1845. (Gallica)

Colour Lilac/pink.


Notes Cutting 1998. This cutting was taken from outside the derelict Old Pioneer RC Mission House in the tiny village of Waihi near Lake Taupo. There is now no trace of the building.

Map Location Q9



Double Cream

Name Double Cream. 1800s. (Pimpinellifolia)

This variety also known as a Scots or Burnet Rose.

Colour White, slight cream undertones.


Notes Cutting 1993.

Map Location C3, C5



Double White

Name Double White. 1800s. (Pimpinellifolia)


Colour White.



Map Location P10



Double White (2)

Name Double White. 1800s. (Pimpinellifolia)


Colour White.



Map Location P10



Elizabeth Hamlin

Name Elizabeth Hamlin. (Modern rambler 1984)

Colour Pale pink/mauve.

Flowering Season Spring to early summer.

Notes Planted 2014. New Zealand bred. Named after an early missionary’s wife in the Bay of Islands, 1826.

Map Location E7



Falkland

Name Falkland. Age unknown. (Pimpinellifolia)


Colour Pale mauve.


Notes Planted 1996.

Map Location P10



Falkland (2)

Name Falkland. Age unknown. (Pimpinellifolia)


Colour Pale mauve.


Notes Planted 1996.

Map Location P10



Félicité Perpétue

Name Féicité Perpétue. 1827. (Semperviren climber)

Colour Pinky white fading to white.


Notes Cutting from roadside beneath Pāuatahanui School 1992.

Map Location K3



F. J. Grootendorst

Name F. J. Grootendorst. 1918. (Hybrid Rugosa)

Colour Reddish/pink.

Flowering Season Repeats throughout spring and summer.

Notes Cutting l994.

Map Location M9



Flower Carpet

Name Flower Carpet. Introduced into NZ in 1990’s. (Modern Ground Cover Rose)

Colour Deep pink.

Flowering Season Continuous throughout season and into winter.

Notes Planted 1994.

Map Location C4, G8



Francois Juranville

Name Francois Juranville. 1906. (Rambler)

Colour Pink.

Flowering Season Once flowering. Spring/summer. Occasional flowers appear into autumn.

Notes Cutting 1993.

Map Location P7



Fru Dagmar Hartopp

Name Fru Dagmar Hartopp. 1914. (Hybrid Rugosa)

Colour Pale mauve.

Flowering Season Spring/summer. Produces some later blooms.

Notes Planted 1992. Large attractive hips.

Map Location M8



Général Galliéni

Name Général Galliéni. 1899. (Tea Rose)

Colour Coppery red with hints of yellow.

Flowering Season Long flowering. Spring/summer.

Notes Transplanted in 2011 from a local garden. Shows unusual pointed petals when in bud. Can grow into a large shrub.

Map Location P4



Glory of Edzell

Name Glory of Edzell. 1900. (Pimpinellifolia)

Colour Bright pink with white centre.

Flowering Season Spring/early summer.

Notes Planted 2007. This rose has repeated in the Burial Ground which is unusual, being documented as once flowering.

Map Location M1



Goethe

Name Goethe. 1911. (Moss)

Colour Mauve.


Notes Planted 1996.

Map Location L6



Gracilis

Name Gracilis. 1830. (Bousault)

Colour Pink fading to pale pink.


Notes Cutting 2010. Dainty blooms. The first specimen of a Bousault rose to be grown in the Burial Ground.

Map Location L9



Great Western

Name Great Western. 1838. (Bourbon)

Colour Deep mauve/pink.


Notes Cuttings approx. 1996.

Map Location P8



Harriet Shepherd

Name Harriet Shepherd. Modern Rambler (unknown age).

Colour Lilac pink blooms with yellow centres.

Flowering Season Summer.

Notes Cutting 2010. Bred by Ken Nobbs, a New Zealand nurseryman co-founder of Heritage Roses. Cutting donated by the Shepherd family. Harriet Shepherd bought her nursing skills to New Zealand in the early 19th century. Harriet accompanied her missionary husband, teaching, preaching and helping the Maori people.

Map Location Q5



Hugo Roller

Name Hugo Roller. 1907. (Tea)

Colour Lemon carmine and crimson hues.

Flowering Season Spring through until autumn.

Notes Planted 2015.

Map Location C5



Ispahan

Name Ispahan. c.1832. (Damask)

Colour Mid-pink with a button eye.

Flowering Season Spring/summer. Has the longest flowering season of all once flowering roses.

Notes Cutting 2003. This rose has excelled with a mass of blooms despite being in a windy position in the Burial Ground.

Map Location H3



Jean Ducher

Name Jean Ducher. 1873. (Tea Rose).

Colour Pale peach with salmon tinges.

Flowering Season Continuously all season.

Notes Previously known in the Burial Ground as “Helen’s Rose”, now identified as Jean Ducher. This Tea Rose provides prolific blooms over a long period. A bush was transplanted from Helen Balham’s garden on her death in the mid-2000s. Helen wrote the history of St Alban’s and the surrounding land. She was also a Burial Ground volunteer.

Map Location E5



John Gare Butler

Name John Gare Butler. 1985. (Rambler)

Colour Pink/mauve.

Flowering Season Spring/summer.

Notes Cutting planted 2014, donated by a descendant of J.G. Butler. Named after an early New Zealand missionary. Bred by Ken Knobbs (NZ).

Map Location D2



Kiftsgate

Name Kiftsgate. 1954. (R filipes)

Colour White with orange stamens.

Flowering Season Once in summer.

Notes Planted 1993. A prolific climber. Can reach 25 metres. Should cover its new support rapidly having had to be controlled by drastic pruning previously.

Map Location Q3, Q4



La Belle Sultane

Name La Belle Sultane. 1810. (Gallica)

Colour Crimson.

Flowering Season Once flowering. Spring.

Notes Planted 1999.

Map Location M2



Lady Hillingdon

Name Lady Hillingdon. 1910. (Tea Rose)

Colour Rich yellow.

Flowering Season Continuous throughout summer.

Notes Planted 2005.

Map Location B1



Le Vésuve

Name Le Vésuve. 1825. (China)

Colour Antique pink/mauve.

Flowering Season Long flowering into autumn/winter.

Notes Cutting 2012.

Map Location N7



Macrantha

Name Rosa macrantha. c.1880.

Obscure origins. Possibly a seedling of rosa Gallica.

Colour Pale pink fading to white.


Notes Cuttings 1992 and 1993. Blooms produced on very woody stems some of which can appear dead.

Map Location M1



Marjorie Fair

Name Marjorie Fair. 1978. (Modern Hybrid Musk)

Colour Crimson fading to deep pink.

Flowering Season Repeat flowering. Spring/late summer.

Notes Planted 2005.

Map Location L10



May Queen

Name May Queen. 1898. (Wichuraiana Rambler)

Colour Pink.

Flowering Season Long flowering season from early summer.

Notes Cuttings 1992 and 1993. One of the Burial Ground’s most successful roses.

Map Location M10, N6



Mme de Watteville

Name Mme de Watteville. 1883. (Tea)

Colour Pale pink.


Notes Cutting 2016.

Map Location C6



Mme Grégoire Staechelin

Name Mme Grégoire Staechelin. 1927. (Climbing Hybrid Tea)

Colour Shades of pink.


Notes Cutting 1998. Blooms hang their heads distinctively showing their Tea Rose origins.

Map Location E4



Mme Hardy

Name Mme Hardy. 1832. (Damask)

Colour Pure white with a green eye.


Notes Cuttings 1994 and 2001. The cutting planted in 1994 came from what is believed to be an original Burial Ground rose dating back to early settler times found in the hedge during the initial clearing by volunteers in 1992. The original has since died.

Map Location H7, Q9



Moonlight

Name Moonlight. 1913. (Hybrid Musk)

Colour Translucent creamy white flowers.

Flowering Season Continuous throughout spring until late summer.

Notes Cutting l995. Responds well to dead heading to promote a longer flowering season in the Burial Ground.

Map Location L1



Mrs Doreen Pike

Name Mrs Doreen Pike. 1994. (Rugosa)

Colour Dark pink fading to mauve pink.

Flowering Season Repeat flowering from spring to late summer.

Notes Planted 2003. This rose despite being a small bush when planted had a very good first season in the Burial Ground and shows promise in an exposed position.

Map Location M8



Multiflora Nana

Name Multifora Nana. Age Unknown. (Multiflora)

Colour Soft pink blooms.

Flowering Season Repeat flowering. Spring/late summer.

Notes Planted 1999. This bush produces a good display all season.

Map Location P10



Mutabilis

Name Mutabilis. 1900. (China)

Colour Single blooms of pale yellow, pink and crimson.

Flowering Season Flowers 10 months of the year.

Notes Cutting 2000.

Map Location G3



New Dawn

Name New Dawn. 1930. (Wichuraiana Rambler)

Colour Soft pink.

Flowering Season Continuous flowering. Spring/autumn.

Notes Cuttings 1992 and 1994. This rose was awarded the title “World’s Favourite Rose” in 1997 and is a favourite with visitors to the Burial Ground, always putting on a good display.

Map Location K1, N7



Nozomi

Name Nozomi. 1968.

Modern Japanese ground cover rose.

Colour Pearly pink.

Flowering Season Repeats throughout late spring/autumn.

Notes Cutting 1992. Has remained an attractive small arching bush in the Burial Ground.

Map Location Q5



Penelope

Name Penelope. 1924. (Hybrid Musk)

Colour Creamy pink with shades of pale yellow in centre.

Flowering Season Continuous. Late spring/late summer.


Map Location Q8



Penelope (2)

Name Penelope. 1924. (Hybrid Musk)

Colour Creamy pink with shades of pale yellow in centre.

Flowering Season Continuous. Late spring/late summer.


Map Location Q8



Phyllis Bide

Name Phyllis Bide. 1923. (Multiflora Rambler)

Colour Shades of yellow cream and pink fading to greeny/white depending on exposure to sun.

Flowering Season Continuous. Spring/autumn.

Notes Planted 1996.

Map Location N8



Pink Grootendorst

Name Pink Grootendorst. 1923. (Hybrid Rugosa)

Colour Deep pink.

Flowering Season Continuous. Spring/summer.


Map Location P6



Pompon de Bourgogne

Name Pompon de Bourgogne. Pre 1664. (Centifolia)

Colour Rosy/purple/claret shades.

Flowering Season Once flowering. Early summer.

Notes Planted 2006.

Map Location P1



Purezza

Name Purezza. Age unknown, possibly early 1800’s. (Banksiae)

Colour White.

Flowering Season Early spring with some blooms showing later in season.

Notes Previously known as ‘The Pearl’. Cutting 1999.

Map Location M9



Purezza (2)

Name Purezza. Age unknown, possibly early 1800’s. (Banksiae)

Colour White.

Flowering Season Early spring with some blooms showing later in season.

Notes Previously known as ‘The Pearl’. Cutting 1999.

Map Location M9



Raubritter

Name Raubritter. 1967. (Hybrid Macrantha)

Colour Silvery pink.


Notes Cutting 2004. Unusual cupped blooms on a young plant.

Map Location K5



Reine des Violettes

Name Reine des Violettes. 1860. (Hybrid Perpetual)

Colour Velvety violet.

Flowering Season Long flowering over spring until autumn.

Notes Cutting 2016.

Map Location P9



Rosa agrestis canina

Name Rosa agrestis canina. 1878. (Species)

Colour White.


Notes Planted 2004 from seed sourced from Europe and grown in Wellington Botanic Gardens Nursery.

Map Location A1



Rosa agrestis canina (2)

Name Rosa agrestis canina. 1878. (Species)

Colour White.


Notes Planted 2004 from seed sourced from Europe and grown in Wellington Botanic Gardens Nursery.

Map Location A1



Rosa amblyotis

Name Rosa amblyotis. 1917. (Species)

Colour Mauve.

Flowering Season Late spring/early summer.

Notes Planted 2004. Raised in the Wellington Botanic Gardens Nursery from seed sourced from Europe.

Map Location A1



Rosa bella

Name Rosa bella. 1910. (Species)

Colour Bright mauve/pink.


Notes Planted 2004. Seed sourced from Europe and grown in Wellington Botanic Gardens Nursery.

Map Location A1



Rosa blanda

Name Rosa blanda. 1773. (Species)

Colour Pale mauve/pink.


Notes Planted 2004 from seed sourced in Europe and grown in Wellington Botanic Gardens Nursery.

Map Location C1, C2



Rosa bracteata

Name Rosa bracteata. Pre 1700. (Species)

Colour White.

Flowering Season Late summer/autumn.

Notes Planted 2004 from seed sourced in Europe and grown in Wellington Botanic Gardens Nursery.

Map Location C1



Rosa canina

Name Rosa canina. Prior to 1732. (Species)

Colour Pale pink.

Flowering Season Once flowering/summer.

Notes This rose was discovered during clearing a further section of the Burial Ground approx. 1996. It is believed to be from early settler plantings.

Map Location C1



Rosa chinensis

Name Rosa chinensis. Date unknown. (Species)

Colour Deep pink with white centre.

Flowering Season Long flowering season, can repeat on and off for 9 months of the year in the Burial Ground.

Notes Planted 1999. One of the most admired bushes in the collection.

Map Location F8



Rosa chinensis (2)

Name Rosa chinensis. Date unknown. (Species)

Colour Deep pink with white centre.

Flowering Season Long flowering season, can repeat on and off for 9 months of the year in the Burial Ground.

Notes Planted 1999. One of the most admired bushes in the collection.

Map Location F8



Rosa davurica

Name Rosa davurica. 1910. (Species)

Colour Mauve.


Notes Planted 2004. Grown from seed sourced from Europe in the Wellington Botanic Gardens Nursery.

Map Location C1



Rosa eglanteria

Name Rosa eglanteria. Date Unknown. (Species)

Colour Pink.


Notes Also known as Sweet Briar. Leaves are apple scented when crushed. Found in Burial Ground, believed to be from an early settler planting.

Map Location E3



Rosa indica major

Name Rosa indica major. Date Unknown. (Species)

Colour Shades of pale pink.

Flowering Season Continuous flowering from early spring until autumn and often later.

Notes Found in the Burial Ground in 1991. Believed to be from original plantings. This rose was often used as rootstock so could have reverted back from another named variety.

Map Location H2, M8, Q7



Rosa laevigata

Name Rosa laevigata. 1759. (Species)

Colour White.

Flowering Season Once flowering. Early/late spring.

Notes Cutting and plant 1994. Cutting grown plant has been known to start flowering in early September.

Map Location F8



Rosa laevigata (2)

Name Rosa laevigata. 1759. (Species)

Colour White.

Flowering Season Once flowering. Early/late spring.

Notes Cutting and plant 1994. Cutting grown plant has been known to start flowering in early September.

Map Location F8



Rosa marretii

Name Rosa marretii. 1908. (Species)

Colour Deep mauve.



Map Location D1



Rosa marretii (2)

Name Rosa marretii. 1908. (Species)

Colour Deep mauve.



Map Location D1



Rosa multiflora

Name Rosa multiflora. Late 18th/early 19th C. (Species)

Colour White.


Notes Planted 1993. This rose is still used as rootstock by some rose breeders.

Map Location P3



Rosa pimpinellifolia

Name Rosa pimpinellifolia (possibly 1800s).

Colour Pale yellow.

Flowering Season Early spring only.

Notes Cuttings 1992. Has beautiful black hips.

Map Location M2, M3



Rosa roxburghii plena

Name Rosa roxburghii plena. 1824. (roxburghii)

Colour Pink.

Flowering Season Flowers shyly on and off most of summer.

Notes Cuttings planted 1992/93/94. Has unusual flaking bark. Extremely prickly with buds resembling chestnuts as seen in background of image. Often called the Chestnut Rose.




Rosa setigera

Name Rosa setigera. 1810. (Species)

Colour Deep pink fading to soft pink.


Notes Planted 2004 from seed sourced from Europe and grown in Wellington Botanic Gardens Nursery. Also known as the ‘Prairie Rose’ as it has its origins in North America. In parts of Canada Rosa setigera is on the endangered list of plants having previously been a weed. This is due to new settlements and pesticide use.

Map Location A1



Rosa sherardii

Name Rosa sherardii. 1933. (Species)

Colour Pale pink/Mauve.


Notes Planted 2004. Grown in Wellington Botanic Gardens Nursery from seed sourced from Europe.

Map Location A1



Roseraie de l’Hay

Name Roseraie de l’Hay. 1901. (Rugosa)

Colour Crimson/purple.

Flowering Season Continuous throughout spring/summer.

Notes Planted 2013.

Map Location Q14



Rosette Delizy

Name Rosette Delizy. 1922. (Tea)

Colour Yellow carmine and pale crimson.

Flowering Season Spring into autumn.

Notes Planted 2016.

Map Location C6



Sanders White

Name Sanders White. 1912. (Wichuraiana Rambler)

Colour White sometimes with pink tinges.

Flowering Season Once flowering summer with some later blooms.

Notes Cutting grown and moved from local farm in 1992 when well established. Produces a good show in the Burial Ground when other roses are over.

Map Location K4



Sea Foam

Name Sea Foam. 1964. (Modern Shrub Rose)

Colour White with pale pink tinges.

Flowering Season Continuous spring/autumn.

Notes Cuttings. 1995.

Map Location D3, E1, L10



Sea Foam (2)

Name Sea Foam. 1964. (Modern Shrub Rose)

Colour White with pale pink tinges.

Flowering Season Continuous. Spring to autumn.

Notes Cuttings. 1995.

Map Location D3, E1, L10



Seedling (at Walker)

Name Seedling (at Walker). 2006.

Colour Pink fading to off white, attractive yellow stamens.


Notes Prolific growth with arching stems. Would climb well.

Map Location Q5



‘Settlers Rose’

Name ‘Settlers Rose’ (possibly a Damask or a Gallica). Age unknown, as yet unidentified.

Colour Pink.


Notes Since discovery in the holly hedge at the Burial Ground in 2008, a stronger plant has been found nearby which produced 6 blooms in 2011. This rose possibly dates back to an early settler planting due to its position, the holly being planted in the early years of the site.

To preserve this rose a cutting was taken and now another bush thrives at Q9.

Map Location L5, Q9



Shower of Gold

Name Shower of Gold. Wichuriana Rambler (1910).

Colour Muddled gold/cream.

Flowering Season Spring/late autumn.


Map Location A1



Stanwell Perpetual

Name Stanwell Perpetual. 1938. (Pimpinellifolia)

Colour Pale pink, fading to white.

Flowering Season Continuous. Spring/late autumn.

Notes One pot grown planted 1992. One Cutting grown 1995. Foliage can be disappointing later in the season.

Map Location D1, L4



Tea Rambler

Name Tea Rambler. 1904. (Multiflora Rambler)

Colour Soft pink.

Flowering Season Once flowering. Spring/summer.

Notes Cutting 1993. This plant was grown from a cutting from the garden of the late Nancy Steen the renowned Rosarian and author of ‘The Charm of Old Roses’. Tea Rambler was donated by a friend of the Steen family.

Map Location P6



The Fairy

Name The Fairy. 1932. (Polyantha)

Colour Pink.

Flowering Season Continuous. Early summer/late autumn.

Notes Cuttings. 1993 and 1994.

Map Location E9, H5



Topaz Jewel

Name Topaz Jewel. 1987. (Rugosa)

Colour Egg yellow, fading to lemon.

Flowering Season Repeat flowering. Spring/early autumn.

Notes Planted 1996.

Map Location E4



Tuscany

Name Tuscany. Pre 1500. (Gallica)

Colour Deep red.


Notes This rose discovered on first clearing the Burial Grounds in 1992 is believed to be from original plantings by the early settlers to Pāuatahanui.

Map Location P8



Unknown

Name Unknown. Possibly Bourbon (1800’s).

Colour Pale purple/pink.


Notes Planted 1995. Shows some resemblance to Bourbon Queen already in the Burial Ground but with some different attributes.

Map Location E6



Veilchenblau

Name Veilchenblau. 1909. (Multiflora Rambler)

Colour Blue/purple fading to lilac.

Flowering Season Once flowering. Spring with the occasional odd bloom in the summer. In late summer 2007 this rose repeated in the Burial Ground which is a very rare occurrence for Veilchenblau.

Notes Cutting. 1992

Map Location K2



Veilchenblau (2)

Name Veilchenblau. 1909. (Multiflora Rambler)

Colour Blue/purple fading to lilac.

Flowering Season Once flowering. Spring with the occasional odd bloom in summer. In late summer 2007 this rose repeated in the Burial Ground which is a very rare occurrence for Veilchenblau.

Notes Cutting. 1992.

Map Location K2



Viridiflora

Name Viridiflora. 1883. (China)

Colour Green/Brown/Pink shades.

Flowering Season Continuous. Spring/summer.

Notes Cutting 1998. Known as the ‘Green Rose’ this rose is a mutation and the most unusual-looking rose in the Burial Ground.

Map Location M2



Wedding Day

Name Wedding Day. 1950. (Rambler)

Colour White.

Flowering Season Once flowering. Early summer.

Notes Cuttings. 1994 and 1995.

Map Location F8, Q3, Q11



William Lobb

Name William Lobb. 1855. (Moss)

Colour Purple.


Notes Cutting 1996. This cutting was taken from outside the Te Aute Store and old Cobb and Co Posting Station now no longer in existence. It is believed to have been planted there by an early settler.

Map Location C3



William Lobb (2)

Name William Lobb. 1855. (Moss)

Colour Purple.


Notes Cutting 1996. This cutting was taken from outside the Te Aute Store and old Cobb and Co Posting Station now no longer in existence. It is believed to have been planted there by an early settler.

Map Location C3



Roses without images

Roses added to the Burial Ground collection, at present no images.

Name Map location

Rosa banksiae lutea G1

Cardinal de Richelieu M8

The Bride C7

Marie de Blois C7

Paul Transon Q13

The Active M2, M11

Mrs Herbert Stevens H1

Autumn Damask M1



Maps

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