I have two Porcelain Rose (I'd have more if I could find them!). They are my mom's favorite rose out of almost 200 varieties I grow. She thinks they're "darling". They have always been completely disease free here, but this year, one of the two is suffering from some blackspot. They are side by side, so I don't know what makes for the difference. But I'm hoping it's just a vagary of the weird up and down temps and the wet Spring we had. April and May had highs ranging from the 50's to the 90's, with monsoon-like rains. Hopefully the sick one will be encouraged to take after her healthy sister now that the weather is just HOT and DRY. I just thought it odd that one plant is totally healthy, the other, just two feet distant, is getting to the "sad" stage.

The first year I had this plant it was pretty much blackspot free. As soon as one flush is done another begins , so it is almost continuous. The second year I had it we had many rainy periods lasting for days and it eventually got some blackspot. I have not seen any mildew on it but then we don't get much mildew here and zero rust, so I can't comment on rust. It is a friendly looking plant, being thornless and having relatively thin canes that radiate outward in a pleasing shape. Like many other roses the color of the blooms is deeper in cool weather but it doesn't balk at blooming in the heat. The blooms are so sweet..whitish on the petal's reverse, with some fresh green tinges. Often there is a silvery looking cabbagey center. I have one plant growing in a good sized pot and another smaller plant in the ground.
It can take temps down to five degrees in a pot.

I purchased Porcelain Rose from Long Ago Roses last fall--it arrived in great condition and was almost big enough to go right in the ground (thank you Linda!). I sited it permanently this spring, and it has been growing well and blooming repeatedly ever since. Yesterday the temp reached 107 here in our CA north valley and PR was one of the few roses in my garden that did not have sun damaged/crisped petals at the end of the day. For all their delicate beauty the blooms are really tough under really stressful conditions. This is a really special & unique rose--not just "another pink rose". Thank you Kim, for another lovely addition to the rose world. I hope this rose becomes better known and more widely available--I love it & am so glad I was able to get it for my garden!