Deep Scarlet to Raspberry Pink

There is a rose which I love, called Ecstacy. This deep scarlet rose starts its life in the flower shop with slim elegant buds of tightly furled petals. Imagine twenty or so stems in a tall glass vase, and you have a real movie star rose. Or tuck it amongst a bright autumnal posy and its sweet heady scent will remind you of the last days of summer.

Once you take it home this rose gently unfurls and changes from a sophisticated scarlet to a rich and luscious raspberry pink, whilst all the time you can take deep breaths of its intoxicating fragrance.