Cajun Spice was planted in 1998. CS has never seemed to get established and take off here. It survives winter and has a few canes each year. Cajun Spice is very slow getting going in spring and is among the last to bloom every year. The few blooms (10 - 12) it usually gives us are very nice. Blooms open slowly, last over a week and have a moderate, spicy fragrance. 2006 was the best year ever for Cajun Spice and probably saved it from the shovel. CS had 5 strong canes and gave us about 20 blooms per flush. That barely got it to what I call decent performance.

Cajun Spice gets 3 feet tall x 2 feet wide here. Until last year, foliage was never as thick and full as I like on a rose. Dublin Bay is planted behind Cajun Spice and makes CS look pretty pitiful. I planted Starina and Hot Tamale in front of CS. The great foliage on them seems to accent the ho-hum foliage on Cajun Spice instead if hiding it. Blackspot is not a problem here. Cajun Spice will get powdery mildew pretty bad if conditions are right for the stuff. It isn't quite a pm magnet but close. Deb loves the blooms it gives us, I like the fragrance and CS won't croak even if I don't mound it. Reckon it will be in our yard a while longer. I'm guessing it would do much better in a warmer zone.

Dave

South central Montana - zone 4/5