Overview
- Action for Children said the rose was planted on Feb. 11 by a mother and child who met the Princess during her Feb. 2025 visit, marking one year since that engagement.
- The floribunda, bred by Harkness Roses and named by the Royal Horticultural Society in May 2025, produces coral‑pink blooms with a rich fragrance.
- The plant was set beside the unit’s pond at the Cheshire women’s prison, where staff emphasize the gardens’ value for child development and parental wellbeing.
- The donation forms part of a wider initiative in which 500 ‘Catherine’s Rose’ plants were distributed to green and wellbeing spaces across the UK, including several of her patronages.
- Funds from sales of the rose support The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity; the Princess received treatment at The Royal Marsden in 2024 and is in remission.