A similar color to Parade, but a bit more red and not ever hot pink here in NC. It's more like a bright deep rose than red, so I can fit it in better with all the various pinks I love. Blooms themselves last a very long time on the bush and stay fresh. I like her a lot (the not-quite-red color is unusual and very useful in my garden). Mine is completely hardy in z7, when I do have hardiness issues in very bad winters on several roses. Gets some blackspot here at times but can shrug it off, so I don't spray her.
here it is May 5 and High Society is blooming "Big Time". Zone 7 High desert. Took some great pictures but they are too big to upload to this site. Will try to get that figured out. Planted 2 in'05 and they are now blooming, very early for here.
I planted two of these - one on each side of an arbor and they were beautiful and incredibly fragrant...but they both died during the winter two years ago. Have been fearful to replant with same. Does anyone know what zone they're hardy to? I'm in zone 5
