about 6 feet high with about 5-6 canes after two summers in the ground in minneapolis z4/5. absolutely no fungal issues. took a lot of sawfly damage at the beginning of the season but most of the plant leafed out after that. healthy, vigorous, very nice flowers. i am thinking that i might have crowded it a bit with roses on either side.

umbra can be pegged down to get lateral shoots quite easily, and might do it on its own if the cane grows too fast.

i would heartily recommend this after having it come through one winter with heavy snow and cold, and one very dry winter with no snow cover.

did not set hips despite my attempts to pollinate. i could not gather any pollen off of the flowers either. i will continue to try in the years to come.

I purchased this rose in the fall of 2012 and had to overwinter it indoors because of a mole problem. I planted it in the spring of 2013, and while it understandably didn't bloom that year it grew very tall and leggy and remained disease-free for the entire season.

This year, Umbra has produced a lot of buds. The flowers look like a pumped-up version of Belle de Crecy's with a sweeter fragrance. The canes do flop out a bit after heavy rainfall, but the flowers hold up much better than those of our other Gallicas. A very pretty rose and recommended if you have the space. It looks like it's going to get very large.

This rose is new to my garden and looks like it will be a great garden variety. I have to admit I did not get it into the ground for months after it arrived this past spring. I was having trouble deciding where to put it, so finally tucked it in near my side door fairly near the naked base of my Westerland rose. It is almost the first offical day of Winter and Umbra looks like it did months ago. The leaves look like they just leafed out, pristine and new, though they have been through two bitter 22 degree nights weeks apart. I'm looking forward to seeing this one mature and bloom, as it is showing signs of being a great grower already.