The plant has an arching, rambling growth habit and glossy, dark green foliage.

She moved to Canada in 1953 and was hired by the Canadian Department of Agriculture's research division in Ottawa, Ontario.

Svejda was given a new project in 1961 to create a series of winter hardy roses which would thrive in the coldest regions of Canada, with sub-freezing winter temperatures of -50 C, and would also flower regularly during Canada's short growing season.

[4] With no prior knowledge of roses, Svejvda developed a successful rose-breeding program at the Central Experimental Farm (CEF) in Ottawa.

It is one of the Explorer Roses that Svejda developed to withstand the harsh Canadian winters and thrive in its short growing season.