This is a beautiful rose, but the blooms scorched in the heat this year (3+ week spell of 100 F, give or take a few degrees). This is the only rose in my garden that burned. There should be a spring bloom in 2013 and I'm hopeful there will be some nice blossoms.

Update, 2013: All blooms on this rose were heat-damaged again this year, so I can say fairly confidently that this rose would not be good for people living where temperatures exceed 90 or so on a regular basis. I'll give it one more year here just because I'm hoping to eventually see what these blooms can look like.