Although she is supposed to be a once bloomer, my bush repeats in the fall with a less lavish flush and puts out occasional blossoms throughout the summer.

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Noted by Antique Rose Emporium:
"Both this rose and R. multiflora carnea were painted by Redouté in France and both are frequently found in early Texas gardens. By the effort that it took to transport them through the intervening miles, those early settlers have left their own testimony about the need for beauty in even the most rugged human existence. ‘Seven Sisters’ is named for the variety of colors that can appear in each cluster of flowers, ranging from carmine through purple, mauve, pink, and cream as the flowers fade."

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My mother had about 5 plants she got as cuttings from a relative back in about 1965. After rooting and caring for them a couple of years, she planted the small plants between young pines she and my dad had planted a few years before. She passed away in March, and on a visit to the homestead before selling it I saw some pink flowers in the undergrowth of the now huge pines. I recognized a plant had survived all these years, even the last 10 of different yard men cutting grass haphazardly there after my dad's passing. I took about 7 cuttings. Four have rooted for me, so I'm thrilled to carry on this variety that trailed on the ground as 4' x 6' plants over 50 years as I grew up. I was young and never paid attention to their bloom time or cycle, but this survivor plant was in its spring glory in mid-April. When it blooms again, whether this year or next spring, I will post pictures in my mom's memory.

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