In my garden this is actually proving to be well-scented, at least in these moderately warm and windless late summer days. The scent type is close (not identical) to that of another (rather obscure) rose I grow, which smells like honeydew honey. The fragrance is similar, but more earthy on Pink Parfait, with a touch of cannabis!
Sant’Antonio da Padova — a beautiful Italian rose from the mid-twentieth century, which I imagine was only ever grown in Italy. It was lost for some decades but was recovered in recent years.
PINK PARFAIT is simply one of the BEST ROSES OF ALL TIME. This rose truly is a delight to grow. It is so easy and effortless. It always gives back to you. The blooms are smaller in size [floribunda] but the form is up there with the best of the classic hybrid teas. Tidy plant, glossy green foliage, cold hardy, rapid repeat bloomer, constant exhibition winner, wonderful scent, and just a pleasure. It is PINK. Basically, Tiffany is the Pink Hybrid Tea, and Pink Parfait is the PINK Grandiflora. This rose is for everyone from beginners to experts.
After 50+ years this one is still a winner, more amazing because it is PINK and pink roses are a dime a dozen. Per the past threads over its CLASS, yes, I agree, this one is tough to pigeon-hole. It reminds me of LITTLE DARLING inasmuchas the blooms themselves are small, absolutely the bloom size is in the FL class. But the FORM is very formal in the early stage although with Parfait quickly they open like smashed stars----flat and quilled. The plant is HUGE, here in Columbus 6a both in my garden and at The Park of Roses the plants get to 6 or 7 feet in a summer. Like a FL the blooms are rarely single, almost always in small clusters and often in huge pannicles. Seems that ALL classifications are being thrown to the wind and maybe they should be because there are some amazing roses out there that defy any defined class. A shrub? A pillar? GR? FL? Pink Parfait could be any of these arguably. The plant is HAPPY and BLOOMS LIKE MAD. The color really is an ice cream pink blend, the name is perfect. If this one has caught your eye and you have some space even in the northern climates, oh absolutely give it a try. This one is SOLID.
