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Home | Modern Roses | Medium & Large Shrub Roses | Victorian Memory

Victorian Memory

Rated 4.91 out of 5 based on 11 customer ratings
(11 customer reviews)

$25.95

Climber – Shrub (Dr. Frank Skinner, Canada, before 1964)

Fragrant blooms are deeply cupped with varied hues of pink ranging from pale pink to a deep orchid. They hang pendulously in large clusters from arching 9 to 12 foot canes. Nearly thornless! The bush can be grown as a large shrub, 6 feet by 5 feet, or trained to grow as a climber on an archway. Recurrent bloom from spring through fall.

AKA – Isabella Skinner

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Additional information

Hardiness Zone

Hardy to Zone 4

Height

Greater than 10ft

Width

4-6ft

Bloom Type

Semi-Double (9-16 Petals)

Color

Pink – Light

Fragrance

Moderate fragrance

Bloom Repeat

Good repeat in flushes

ARS Rating

Not Rated

Description

“Victorian Memory” (Isabella Skinner)

Climber – Shrub (Dr. Frank Skinner, Canada, before 1964)

Fragrant blooms are deeply cupped with varied hues of pink ranging from pale pink to a deep orchid. They hang pendulously in large clusters from arching 9 to 12 foot canes. Nearly thornless! The bush can be grown as a large shrub, 6 feet by 5 feet, or trained to grow as a climber on an archway. Recurrent bloom from spring through fall.

AKA – Isabella Skinner

11 reviews for Victorian Memory

  1. Rated 5 out of 5

    Eric Kennedy (verified owner) – May 9, 2021

    Fantastic rose! Planted late last year and this spring has already growing into a magnificent plant! Multitude of blooms, heavenly scent!

  2. Rated 5 out of 5

    Lin Westler (verified owner) – January 4, 2022

    Wafting scent – strongest fragrance of all my roses; got one from High Country in spring 2020 and three more in fall 2021

  3. Rated 5 out of 5

    Donna Mack (verified owner) – January 9, 2022

    Fabulous rose! I planted it in 2013 and it blooms faithfully every spring while becoming larger and larger. Repeat bloom is very strong. The flowers are lovely and distinctive. A very easy care rose. I have ordered another.

  4. Rated 5 out of 5

    brittanyjupton (verified owner) – September 15, 2023

    First time rose grower – I had heard such good things about High Country Roses and I’m so pleased to say I agree! Lovely people that are happy to answer your questions (no matter how silly!) and lovely healthy plants too. I received my Victorian Memory in June of this year and it was such a small little thing, but I could see it had strong roots and it has absolutely exploded with growth in the few months I’ve had it – even though it was kept in a pot and hardly checked on! Very excited to see how it does this Spring now that it’s in the ground, but so far it has exceeded my expectations with long, easy to bend canes, lovely foliage, and essentially no thorns. Perfect for a beginner and in my opinion idiot-proof!

  5. Rated 5 out of 5

    sheenashakely – November 13, 2023

    By the end of it’s second summer this rose is 4’+ high and it really is thornless. I think the flowers smell a little bit like a Christmas tree, it’s really pleasant. It is perfect for next to a path. 5b Denver area.

  6. Rated 5 out of 5

    Duane Scheidemantle – November 15, 2023

    Such a delicate old fashioned looking bloom on a plant that is anything but delicate!
    Incredibly vigorous, this plant will fill an area quickly, covering it in pink.
    It handles the cold with flying colors.

  7. Rated 5 out of 5

    s.holsteen – December 6, 2023

    This rose is tough!!! Green to the tips even after rough winters at 5,870ft. She is thornless (mostly), fragrant, re-blooms and already stretching close to 9 x4 feet in the third season. Definitely a favorite.

  8. Rated 5 out of 5

    Wendy Mathers (verified owner) – December 10, 2024

    The bloom color is a bright pink but not garish. The hardiness is awesome. (I’m zone 4a/b and it’s doing very well–third year plant is 6-7′ tall).

  9. Rated 5 out of 5

    Joanna Tuck (verified owner) – December 11, 2024

    What a neat rose to have in the garden! It really isn’t like anything else I grow. I have mine in a spot that’s hard to fill between a fence and a path, and because it has such a nice upright growth with smooth canes, it is the perfect rose for that place. It doesn’t reach out and snag anyone and it looks lovely on the fence. I’m very happy with it!

  10. Rated 4 out of 5

    Rourke Hiland – December 12, 2024

    I’ve only had it for 2 years. So its blooming has not hit its full potential. It does get a little black spot here. Wonderful fragrance

  11. Rated 5 out of 5

    Rachel Greiner (verified owner) – April 3, 2025

    This is a really pretty rose. I grew this for several years at a farmhouse I rented on the North Dakota prairie. It was Extremely hardy to the tip in zone 3 in spite of brutal winters (-35°f and 50 mph winds). It did have snow cover for about half to 2/3 of the bush height. And it grew to about 5 feet tall (which is tall in zone 3!). It bloomed heavily and repeatedly. The blossoms look exactly like the photos above. To my nose the fragrance was “peppery” and lightly sweet. The perception of scent is so nuanced and individual and is affected by microclimates and soil quality etc. When I got married and moved to the Turtle Mountains (still zone 3) I didn’t take it with me only because it was too big to imagine trying to dig up even though it is fairly thornless. Well, after a few years without her I’ve really begun to miss her so I just reordered it for the 2025 season and can hardly wait to have this rose friend back. It will be interesting to see if the scent is different or stronger in a more sheltered area. I will update my experiences with it as time goes by.

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