This rose has been absolutely amazing in my garden in south NJ, USA. A bit on the tall side, but it blooms frequently in huge flushes of large, crisply colored flowers that hold their shape/color/form for almost 1.5-2 weeks. Especially helpful for me is that it has excellent BS resistance (BS is a massive issue where I live). No fragrance to speak of, but everything else about it has made it a great addition to my garden.
I echo what I read from the most recent posts. Terribly disappointing unless rose foliage rings your bell. The plant is strong! The leaves are beautiful! But it NEVER blooms! And when it does the bloom may be perfectly formed but it is always too small for the bush/stem/leaves. Many long as in 6 feet + basals thrown in 6a that end up being blind. Gave mine to a friend who planted it in her yard and killed it. As I planned.
Probably it likes a warmer climate. I have ten in 8" pots which have survived a six months drought with very little watering. At the moment I have one with three medium sized blooms of good form on a tidy bush. There is some Blackspot because it's rained nearly every day for the past six weeks. I bought in some budwood as it has been given a good health rating. It is possibly not very palatable for the raiding Kangaroo's ate just about everything during the drought but left Lynn alone. I do like Lynn's rendition of "Rose Garden"
Michael, thanks for your advice but must mention we have a curl grub problem as well as the .Kangaroo's. That means the top is eaten off sometimes and the curl grubs eat the roots in Summer. I have been trialing putting everything grafted on Multiflora and this year hopefully testing Fortuniana to combat the grubs. Curl grubs like semi dry soil like potting mix and our light open soil. To help eradicate them I dam up the rose plant approximately 12inches (300mm) out from the crown and fill it with water 4 or 5 times a day for 3 days. Then use a tiller to scratch the soil to a depth of about 3 to 4 inches (75 to 100mm). The grubs will have nearly surfaced and not uncommon to see the wild birds having a feast of grubs.Potted roses are immersed pot and all in a large bath and left for 3 days, then they can be found very close to the surface.
I don't use sprays or any chemicals at all, just let the cream of the crop float to the top and cull the duds.
I finally gave up on this rose and shovel pruned her this fall. The bush grew straight up with huge foliage and when it rarely bloomed--it is the most stingy HT ever--the blooms were very small and looked as if made of wax. Unimpressive to say the least. There are way too many good roses looking for a good garden to grow in to put up with dogs like this one.
