I have this, planted in my front border. Our home is shaded by lots of hardwood trees, but the front border receives at least 5-6 hours direct eastern sunlight. I planted this 2 years ago, in honor of my 2nd granddaughter. It has grown and prospered, as she has.

I might add I live in northern Indiana. I do take special care of my roses in the winter, always mulching with compost in early spring, then a thinly shredded much in the fall to protect for winter. I have been successful with several varieties of vintage roses, especially Dortamund, which has grown to roofline heights in my backyard. Such standards as climbing Iceberg, climbing New Dawn, little White pet (5 of them in my frontyard foundation planting, growing in front of a row of glossy boxwood--the contrast between the dark boxwood green, and the white pet blooms is awesome.

Sorry, I digress. But I believe you can have a successful PK planting with a little TLC. And she is abso beautiful to behold, her pink is very special.