This rose is now close to 8' high and 6' wide in a 15 gallon container rooted into the ground with plenty of moisture here in my very warm semi-tropical low desert climate. It's going on 4 years old from seed and flowered the second year.

After speaking to Mel Hulse and Cass Bernstein about cuttings of this seedling I shared with them, I learned that clinophylla is making very slow progress for them in the San Francisco Bay area. This species apparently needs heat to thrive and is relatively tender to cold..

New hybrids developed from this species were featured at the Great Rosarians Lecture at The Huntington Library and Botanic Gardens January 22, 2006.

Clinophylla was removed from my garden in 2007 after it achieved a height of approximately 20'. This species was extremely vigorous for me and set viable seed. Some tendency toward Powdery Mildew was noted in areas of restricted air flow.

Clinophylla/bracteata hybrids hold great hope for those of us gardening in the South who appreciate roses that endure heat and flower well during our mild Winters.

Rosa clinophylla is now in the ground after a slow start in this part of Zone 9a with occasional Zone 8b winter weather. It has been blooming continuously since June and shows no signs of stopping soon, as it is still covered with buds.

In my view, a species that blooms from June into September could be called continuous blooming. It does not, however, appear to be setting viable seed, and I wonder if that might be extending the bloom season.