Book  (2012)  Page(s) 67.  Includes photo(s).
 
'Anne Chapman'. There is very little in the written record from Ken Nobbs of the rose 'Anne Chapman', but its registration paper does still exist. It's possible that the rose did not survive, although in Ken's planting at Te Kauwhata there is a rose that matches the description of 'Anne Chapman'. This is another of my educated guesses and I hope that I am right for I would very much like an 'Anne Chapman' in my garden. Like Thomas and his pears I would take her with me from place to place. The rose was bred in 1984 from 'Thornfree Wonder' and 'Veilchenblau', and is a pale pink, with some petals having darker splotches. Ken notes on his paper that some have a white edging, and some a white longtitudinal stripe through the petal. The flowers are 4 centimetres across with 29 petals, and 8 or more flowers per cluster. If it's like its missionary siblings, it is a strong, healthy and vigorous rambler.