I planted this Keepsake rose three years ago starting out as a budded maiden. The first two years it seemed to grow and bloom well. I really liked this rose alot. However, this past year it didn't grow or bloom much at all. I am not sure why as nothing changed from what I had done in years past. I am going to check it for root gall when I prune the roses this late winter to see if that could be the problem. I had a similar situation on a Moonstone bush last year and found a root gall on it. I cut off the offending part and the Moonstone seemed to really take off afterwards. I would recommend Keepsake based on the way it grew and bloomed its' first two years. If this one dies, I will probably replace it with another Keepsake.
John

My two year old bush started out as a budded maiden. This year it got to be 7' tall by fall. It was very vigorous growing and produced armloads of beautiful pink blend flowers with a very pleasant aroma to them. It wintered well in my zone 5b and broke dormancy very early in the growing season. I would highly recommend this rose to anyone wanting a nice disease resistant vigorous pink hybrid tea.

My budded maiden was typically slow its first year trying to get established. A few blooms of nice form, color, and fragrance in the fall and I expect it to really take off its second year once it's established.