Right now it has a beautiful, perfect exhibition 1.75" diameter bloom. Perhaps in cooler weather the bloom might be larger. There are two other buds on it. I just planted this about 1 month ago in a large pot in part-shade, and it is extremely hot here in the Houston area. It lasts a long time on the plant and in a vase. It never loses its perfect hybrid-tea form for the entire life of the flower. It is a very velvety dark red color, and it almost doesn't look real because it is so perfect. No problem with disease or insects so far.