(2002)  
 
Everyone knows that the China Rose we call 'Old Blush' has been grown for centuries in California. It has been supposed that it was brought to the Spanish missions by Chinese traders. However, there is another Chinese rose, 'Chi Long Han Zhu,' ('White Pearl in Red Dragon's Mouth') which was only imported from China in the last few years of the 20th Century. 'Chi Long Han Zhu' is now obtainable from several sources in the United States. It was NOT known in the United States prior to its 20th-Century importation from China. HOWEVER, the very knowledgeable Horticulturist Fred Boutin has found what appears to be 'Chi Long Han Zhu' growing as a feral plant in the Sierra Foothills of California