Selection from R. chinensis cv. 'Old Blush' In 1979 seedlings were raised from a fruit of 'Old Blush' and resulted in the selection which was informally named 'Beauty of Glenhurst' by Trevor Nottle (1983). The vigorous and floriferous selection has a sparse bluish foliage and shrubby erect habit about 2.5 metres tall. Flowers are borne in trusses and are single, open deep magenta pink and fade paler. The selection is fertile and also strikes readily from cuttings, its erect habit and constitution making it suitable for hedging. It was named for the garden in which it was raised at Gumeracha in South Australia. The cultivar is not dissimilar from R. cv. 'Sanguinea'." 'New Cultivars Selected from Seedlings of Old-fashioned Roses' by June and Brian Morley. The Australian Garden Journal Vol. 8 No. 3. Feb/March 1989
FWIW I have a few seedlings out of 'Beauty of Glenhurst' (from using its pollen in crosses & from OP seed). I haven't used it much & nothing that has resulted has been very interesting but it's definitely fertile both ways.
I forgot about one plant that I named for my mother with a study name - "Eunice Perkins". It was a OP cross between 'Beauty of Glenhurst' x 'Albertine' -it was a small double light pink with the perfume of Albertine.
'Beauty of Glenhurst' x 'Albertine' seems like a great match. My best seedling involving 'B of G' is 'Route 66' x 'Beauty of Glenhurst', a nice China-type rose with a purple bloom (see photo). I have also uploaded a photo of the OP 'Beauty of Glenhurst' seedling I have kept.
This is a lovely rose. I decided to plant one right at the front entrance to our house. I would have to say that the flowers are much larger and more perfectly formed than Sanguinea. I often wonder if one of the parent plants was 'Mutabilis'. When you compare the two roses side by side, they appear almost identical except for the bloom colour: 'Mutabilis' changes colours whereas 'Beauty of Glenhurst' remains purple throughout.
Pointed dark pink buds opening to dark pink reverse of petals and light pink front. Petals darken with age with both sides of each petal dark pink. Creamy yellow stamens incurve.
From Australian contributor Patricia Routely: BEAUTY OF GLENHURST Carmine pink, fading magenta to white China. Dr. Brian and June Morley, SA, Australia. 1983 Seedling of Parsons’ Pink China.
1986. Heritage Roses in Australia - 2nd Int Conf., Adelaide, 1986. p49 June Morley. Making New Old Roses. Previously three seedlings of ‘Old Blush’ were raised at Glenhurst’, one a semi-double very similar to the parent, another a single pale pink, and thirdly a very robust single of variable colour, but usually opening deep carmine-pink, fading magenta pink to almost white at times. This seedling was subsequently named ‘Beauty of Glenhurst’ by Trevor Nottle, and is very vigorous. Slide 28 shows Old Blush’ look-alike seedling. Slide 29 shows the seedling ‘Beauty of Glenhurst. ‘Beauty of Glenhurst’ is not unlike the description Graham Stuart Thoams gives for the china variety known as ‘Sanguinea’.
1996. Dianne Ackland “The Australian Rose Directory” 2nd Edition 1996 p16 Beauty of Glenhurst. Seedling of Old Blush. Morley. Adelaide Botanical Gardens. Australia, 1983. Hybrid China. Carmine. (available from: Golden Vale, Hilltop)
1999. Dianne Ackland “The Australian Rose Directory” 3rd Edition 1999 p12 Beauty of Glenhurst. Seedling of Old Blush. Morley. Adelaide Botanical Gardens. Australia, 1983. Hybrid China. Carmine. (available from: Golden Vale)
1999. Peter Cox “Australian Roses” pix p34 p34. Dr. Morley is the Director of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens at Mt. Lofty in the Adelaide Hills. Beauty of Glenhurst – 1983 Old Blush Seedling. China Bush rose. Single, cerise pink flowers with prominent stamens, borne singly, fully recurrent. Light green foliage. Flower: 5 petals, 70 mm, singly. Bush: 1m x 0.8m. .
2000-2002. Golden Vale Nursery - Catalogue pix inside front cover (2nd line) p2. Beauty of Glenhurst. China. 1983. Australia. Single. Stamens prominent. Prickles fewer. Evergreen. Attractive Leaves. Recurrent. 1.3m x 1.1m. dark pink.
2002. Mistydowns Nursery - catalogue p22. Beauty of Glenhurst. Morley, 1979. A Hybrid China bred by Dr. Brian Morley of the Botanical gardens Adelaide. A vigorous shrub producing magenta-pink single blooms, fading paler. As with its parent ‘Old Blush’, it is continuous flowering 1.8 x 1.2m.
2003 Heritage Roses in Australia journal Vol 25, No. 3 p23 K. & M. Simpson, Montville, Queensland. Like children I am unable to list favourites. However for southeast Queensland I could recommend …. and Beauty of Glenhurst.
2005 Heritage Roses in Australia journal Vol 27, No. 4 P8 Penny McKinlay, Darling Downs, Queensland. ‘Penelope’ Tea and ‘Tarrawarra’ and ‘Beauty of Glenhurst’ are my dearest friends
