from LA.. ...This is a HUGE mountain of a thorny rose that blooms very heavily with a strong Sweet Afton type scent. My bush is about 61/2 ft. and returns to heighth rather quickly with huge canes when I've tried to keep it lower. The blooms have a nice bud but open quickly without the best substance. One can cut rather tight buds with long stems, they will open well when cut and there is always plenty of them . Along with White Sails (New Zealand sport), Pope John Paul, Margaret Merrill and White Lightning it's at the top of the class of the most fragrant white roses. If you collect white roses, I think this rose is hard to find, so if you're in LA let me know and I'll be happy to give you a cutting.