Rosa 'Albertine' is a salmon-pink hybrid wichurana, a large-flowered rambling rose that blooms in clusters once a year.

The flowers are salmon pink with coral backs, opening from darker reddish-salmon buds.

The Barbier family business initially sold fruit trees, but later began breeding and selling roses.

Barbier developed this new rose variety by crossing Rosa 'lucieae', (a vigorous, trailing species from Japan known for its thick purplish-red canes and glossy, dark green, foliage), and hybrid tea roses.

Hardier ramblers like 'Primavere' (1929) and 'Jacotte' (1920) were popular in colder climates, like the New England region of the United States.

A large collection of Barbier roses grow in the Roseraie du Val-de-Marne gardens near Paris, France.