Awarded the top prize for fragrance at the 2009 Concurs Internacional de Roses, Barcelona. Magnificent, purple-magenta blms of classic old rose beauty. The flowers are quite large & deeply cupped even when fully open. Lovely tea & old rose fragrance w/hints of cedar wood. Attractive, bushy shrub. It is an excellent choice in a rose border or mixed border. Named after one of the finest poems of John Milton. Size: 3-4' x 3-4'.