Large thicket 2-2.5m high and several metres across; shoots very lax and spreading, +/-apple-scented when young. Leaflets shining above. Flowers single, somewhat fragrant,4-5cm diam., deep pink in bud, paler at anthesis; petals 1.8-2.3 cm long; old fruit ellipsoid,1.2-1.6cm long. Joint det. B.P.J. Molloy.