This is one of the most popular of Spode's colourful patterns on earthenware. The centre is derived from Spode's India pattern, copied in 1815 from a Chinese porcelain K'ang Hsi original of c1720. In the 19th century the term "India" was a synonym for the Orient. Josiah Spode copied the Chinese design initially in about 1813 to meet a market need replacements of the Chinese porcelain. The earliest number recorded in the pattern books is 2489 which is coloured by hand over the printed pattern.

In 1911 this old pattern was used as inspiration for a new pattern for bone china with number R5008 and two years later in 1913 it was registered as No. 629599 on 13th December. Another name for the pattern was Rock Garden. Later it was reserved for exclusive sale in the London department store Waring and Gillow and was renamed Waring's Rock.

In 1931, the present colouring, on-glaze, on Spode's Imperial earthenware, was devised and the pattern became a best seller as Chinese Rose with pattern number 2/9253. At least eleven versions of the pattern are known. In 1939 tea and coffee ware was produced on bone china with pattern number Y5926. This was withdrawn in about 1962.

The pattern is still produced on Camilla shape today.