I bought yet another Orilla this year from Wal-Mart and it has proven to be a very good rosebush as a whole. This one is the most vigorous growing of the four Orilla's that I have planted and it is blooming quite well with blooms that really do look like the good pictures posted here on HMF. The flower petal substance is incredible which make this rose do excellently as a cut rose in the vase and it handles refrigeration quite well. The russet blooms are just special as they can be. The color is outstanding and interesting to boot. I would recommend this to anyone as a good garden rose and it will even occasionally give you a good exhibition bloom as well. The only negative I can say about my two Orilla's right now is that they don't have fragrant blooms, but that in my opinion and life is a very minor thing to live with. Buy this rose for your garden as you will certainly like it.

I bought O'Rilla last year. Despite unfavorable weather conditions, for most of the summer, it powered through. It didn't get very big, it was just too hot, so I was concerned for it over the winter. Not only did it survive with the only protection having its bud union set 3-4 inches below soil level, it survived the late hard frosts we had.
This rose has stunning blooms which last and last on the plant or in a vase. It is as good as a garden rose as they get.