We've had Morden Centennial roses for about 15 years now, and are quite pleased with them. We purchaed 15 plants for our lake cabin in far northern Minnesota (about 60 miles south of International Falls). Our cabin is officially in zone 3, but winter temperatures have been recorded as low as -50 F, so it's a pretty extreme climate. The plants survived, but didn't really thrive, for about 6 or 7 winters.

Eventually, we realized that the climate was just a bit too harsh for these roses, so about 8 years ago, we dug up 10 survivors, and brought them south with us to our home in Minneapolis, MN (zone 4). All 10 of the plants that we moved have done well, and present a beautiful display when they are in bloom.

The plants are in our boulevard garden, (the 6' wide space between sidewalk and street in our front yard), so they endure a large dose of sand and salt in wintertime.

I'm posting this comment in early June, following a cold, wet spring, and the roses are just starting to bud out. I'm looking forward to a month of glorious pink blossoms that will greet me each morning and evening when I head out the door to walk the dogs.

It's a beautiful rose, but mine gets blackspot and does not want to repeat.

Jun 2007 this rose is available at SummerWinds Nursery in Mtn. View, CA for $30. i could not detect any scentt, however the cascading canes/branches would like very nice in a hanging basket! The roses were a deep pink that have a yellow 'eye' that is visiible at its blooming end. Very nice looking plant that has many buds!