This pretty rose is a graceful, slender, thornless shrub with shiny green stems and long, decorative calcyes that resemble its Basye's Blueberry grandparent. The flowers vary a great deal in color, starting with a red-gold bud that opens to warm rich orange flushed with pink around a golden center. Over several days the petals fade in an interesting fashion, through blush apricot to apple-blossom pink and finally pale mauve as the center turns white. The pleasantly sweet fragrance begins fruity, later becomes floral, and is strong enough to be noticed standing next to the bush. When a number of flowers are open at different stages, the effect is showy, fresh, and cheerful.

Ferdinand Jacob Lindheimer was a 19th-century German immigrant to the US with an education in botany and horticulture. He arrived in Texas the day after the Battle of San Jacinto in 1835 and later settled in New Braunfels, where he worked as a newspaper publisher and pursued research in native plants. His house is now a museum.

Update Dec 2008.
After growing this rose for a year, I am still pleased with it. It came through a droughty summer of record heat still looking good, but like all my other roses, with fewer flowers during the tough weather. Cooler fall temps brought back lots of blooms. In my garden, it has shown some tendency to blackspot, but this is mainly only a cosmetic issue, certainly without the major loss of leaves that mars more susceptible varieties.