I've had Radox Bouquet growing in my garden for several years now and am very pleased with it. It replaced a pathetic and sickly Sharifa Asma. RB is everything that SA is not: healthy, vigorous, untroubled by disease, almost continuously in flower, outstanding as a cut flower, and richly fragrant. The only problem I have with RB is it is growing very tall. It is now 7' and could go higher. My plant is on its own roots which may explain it's amazing vigor. I'm not complaining, either. I would recommend this rose to anyone looking for a fragrant pink rose that grows easily and reblooms freely. I just would make sure they pruned it hard in winter or expected it to grow 6' at least.

I have my Radox Bouquet in full sun and it grows very well-loads of new growth with good repeat. The blooms are full and fragrant. It is a very pleasing rose-unfortunately, my bush has rose mosaic virus-so the leaves are discolored. This probably also makes it prone to blackspot, which it seems to keep. My understanding is that generally Radox is very healthy. I highly recommend this rose.

I have since moved this rose to partial shade and it is doing even better-blooms are fuller and still plentiful-probably due to the soil composition, as all roses in that location are flourishing. Still fighting blackspot though.--A 2007 update--Radox finally succumbed to RMV and was shovel pruned this spring. She was prone to BS but responded well to organic spraying. She definitely produced some lovely blooms while in my garden!

Does the Thornbury Castle grow best in sun shade or both??