I’ve had this rose in my garden in a large pot for 1 year. I do not recommend it in a pot- not only is it a large shrub but it is a water hog & I can’t seem to give it enough water, at least in my hot southern climate. Blooms look best with a few hours of shade but it can tolerate full southern sun. This is a large bush- over 5 feet wide for me and 3 feet tall. Does well with being cut back. Very beautiful petal packed blooms- I tried to count the petals but I got tired of counting at 150. It has a mild-moderate fragrance, it’s not one that I seek out to smell. I would call this rose ‘heat tolerant’ as it continued to bloom in our record heat this year (over 100 every day for 3 months) but the blooms were affected by the heat in terms of size & petal count- although they kept their vibrant color. The foliage is relatively healthy; it does blackspot as does every rose in my humid no spray garden but it’s not to the point that I have to completely defoliate. I would definitely recommend this rose- just give it plenty of room to grow.

I’ve had this rose for almost a year but have only had it planted for 5 months. It’s a vigorous grower & continued to bloom in the summer months when it was over 100 with a heat index over 110 every day for 3 months, & 80s-90s at night. It’s an extremely healthy plant. I live in humid Houston and don’t spray so every rose black spots to some degree. This one is one of my top 3 for disease resistance out of over 60 and only black spots in extreme conditions. When blooms first open they are cream/pale yellow and fade quickly to white. My main complaint with this rose is that the blooms do not last long. I only get the ‘perfect’ blooms for a few hours to less than a day before they turn white and get messy looking. However they will remain in that state for over a week without shattering. I expect bloom longevity to improve with time since it’s still a relatively young rose. Mine is potted but would do best in the ground. Can’t comment much on fragrance- in early summer this bloom smelled strongly of vanilla as described. However subsequent blooms haven’t had much fragrance for me. I expect the fragrance to deepen again as the weather cools down.