Taking a wild guess here as I think the date is wrong, could it be Gloire des Rosomanes or Red Robin.

Typo! 1825/bef. 1836.

Yes. 'Gloire des Rosomanes' ("Ragged Robin")

You're too smart!

Yea! I see most of the references have it at about 1825 or so, so I wasn't sure. Now, tell us why this one is your second favorite.

Mine just started blooming here too.

Jeri, I've been away from rose obsession for a few years. Now I'm deep into resurrecting my many rose garden and It tickles me that once again you are persuading me to crave more (thanks for Gram Hat, Setzer Noisette etc.) I'm adamant I won't create another giant pot ghetto but I want this rose! Any idea where it might be available?

Colleen

And ideally virus free . . .

Jeri, I bought Grandmother’s hat based on your raves of her. I dug her up and moved her with me. you also enabled me with Setzer. Now I have to see another favorite of yours! You’re killing me!

Folly's right. A virus-free Ragged Robin would be ideal. And they do exist. Even virused, they're top performers. I have one to our neighbor because tho it was virused, it was too darned good to throw away ... and she loves it.

I THINK this one might be virus-free, based on its performance . . . This is the best one we've ever seen. But it hasn't been tested, so I won't make that claim. I'm going to give cuttings to Alice Flores, though, so she can eventually propagate it for HRG to sell.

There are nurseries which carry it (see below) and Rose Petals MAY have Malcolm Manners virus-indexed clone. But you'd have to ask them.

http://www.helpmefind.com/gardening/l.php?l=2.40908.2&tab=16