Roses, roses, everywhere

What's in a name? Not every medieval rose is a "Tudor rose," in fact before the Tudors adopted the double rose as part of their identity, roses were widely used in manuscripts as... just roses. Symbols of love, seen in medieval gardens and pelted from allegorical castles or woven into flower crowns.

My friend Michelle from Cabinet of Medical Curiosity grew me this from a cutting and yesterday it flowered for the very first time!