Just a beautiful variety all around. British Queen has done well in Central Iowa despite having actual cold(ish) winters - I give her some winter protection. Lately the winters have been a bit warmer and British Queen has thrived a bit more than usual.

It has the bloom forms and plant structure one would expect from the early hybrid teas. I definitely notice some of (what I consider) the Tea rose influence in its plant growth - thinner canes with a huge solitary bloom on top. The look is quite elegant. It has very good rebloom rate and will tend to throw up a cluster of 2 or 3 in the heat of summer. Not as many petals as you see in modern hybrid teas but enough to give it a very nice formal look. The scent is mild to moderate and I would describe it as a nice fresh/clean fragrance. Does not overpower but is noticeable and pleasant.

Disease resistance is at the level one would expect from a hybrid tea of this era - still worth growing in my opinion as it is not completely terrible and will push out new growth pretty steadily. I do not spray for diseases in my garden and I have never seen this one down to just sticks.

I grow this one with Mrs. Herbert Stevens. Similar roses introduced just several years apart in the same color group. Mrs. Herbert Stevens tends to be more wispy in growth with nodding blooms and a little more creamy in towards the center. I would say that British Queen tends to have a more blush tone to it and the blooms, despite having more petals, generally do not nod.