Maggie

🌹 Maggie Rose — The Timeless Beauty That Travels Across Cultures

Known under many charming names around the world — “Bao Xiang” (China), “Kakinada Red” (India), “Kampong” (Singapore), “Kampung Magenta” (Malaysia), “Pacific” (Bermuda), and 紫燕飞舞 (Zi Yan Fei Wu) — the Maggie Rose is a rose of many identities, yet one unforgettable presence. 💫

🌺 Appearance & Fragrance

This Old Garden Rose variety features carmine-red to purple blooms, each large and luxuriously full with 26–40 velvety petals. Its blossoms carry a strong, spicy fragrance that lingers in the air, evoking the romantic charm of classic heritage roses. The flowers appear in clusters, blooming generously in flushes throughout the year — a reliable performer in tropical and warm climates.

🌿 Growth Habit

Maggie Rose grows upright and elegant, reaching 120–150 cm in height with a spread of up to 80 cm. Its dark green foliage contrasts beautifully against the vivid blossoms, and the stems bear few or no thorns, making it a pleasure to handle and prune. Though slow-growing, this rose rewards patience with long, graceful canes and blooms that last beautifully on the bush or in a vase.

☀️ Garden Performance from USDA zones 5b–10b, Maggie Rose thrives in heat and humidity, making it ideal for tropical gardeners in Singapore, Malaysia, and Southeast Asia. Perfect as a cut flower, a standalone garden centerpiece, or even a flowering hedge, it offers both beauty and resilience that transcend borders.

⭐ Rating: EXCELLENT

A true heirloom spirit — fragrant, elegant, and enduring — Maggie Rose is the living bridge between East and West, past and present.