A vigorous shrub with one of the largest flowers, which are dark pink or crimson in bud, opening to a rose-pink double paeony-like flower. It has a strong and rich Old Rose fragrance. Plant in any well-drained soil with plenty of organic matter in sun. Also, use mycorrhizal fungi 'Rootgrow' in your planting hole. These are friendly fungi that attach themselves to roots for the purpose of accessing available nutrients for plants. Height: 1.5m, Spread: 1m.