Rosa henryi

This rose grows past the bamboo at the top of China Valley. It was grown from seed wild collected in 1987 in Changhua, Western Zhejiang Provence. From a plant growing at ~350M in an exposed rocky area in a mixed forest.

Stefan tells me it is related to Rosa moschata, the Musk Rose. That's easy to believe; it has a wonderful fragrance, as well as similar flowers and habit. It's flowering earlier than my Musk Rose. Stefan, and the literature, tell me further, that it can clamber to a height of 6M. It won't bowl you over, either flowers or fragrance, but it's a very nice rose.