Very black spot resistant so far after one season in my middle GA garden. Always in bloom.

What a pleasant surprise! Had never encountered this rose until a trip to the Chicago Botanical Gardens yesterday. A very nice shrub that was holding its own near two other beautiful red grandifloras, Crimson Bouquet and Love. As with all roses at the Gardens, these were planted en masse for a striking effect. Cannot testify to its disease resistance, however, because I could not obtain any information regarding whether or not the roses are sprayed. I would assume that they are, since the Austins & AARS test plot roses in a different, no-spray section were all very ravaged at this point in the season, and none of the roses in the Garden proper had any significant signs of disease or leaf loss.