'Seven Sisters' Rose: True Name, Growth Habit & Why Yours May Stay Bushy

Identifying & Understanding This Multiflora Rambler

Gardener saw a pink 'Seven Sisters' growing as a bush, not a climber. Asks if it grows in Tennessee/Kentucky and its real name.

Synonyms (All Valid)

Rosa multiflora forms: platphylla, grevillei, cathayensis; R. platyphylla, R. thoryi; 'Grevilli major', 'Rosier Multiflore à grandes feuilles'. Registered as a Multiflora Rambler.

Growth Expectation

Multiflora rootstock = high vigor. In TN/KY, by year 3-4 it should throw many tall canes from base. If it stays bushy:

• Not a true 'Seven Sisters', OR
• Root issues: drought, voles eating roots, poor drainage.

Fix root problems; the climber habit will emerge.