I got this rose from Edmund's Roses a couple of years ago in my eternal quest to find a yellow hybrid tea I could actually grow in our ha...Read Morersh climate (Zone 5, 20 miles east of Green Bay, WI; typical coldest winter temperatures 20-25 degrees below zero). It does grow and it does bloom. But the rose is a light, soft yellow to begin with, and it fades somewhat as the blooms age. There is some fragrance, but it is mild. It was not my favorite yellow rose.
Then came the winter of 2012-2013. To get hybrid teas through our harsh winters, I put a box around them and bury them in ground about 18 inches deep. In other winters I typically would lose 2 or 3 bushes (out of about 50) when I used this system. Last winter I lost fully half my roses. But Summer Love came through with flying colors. Any rose -- particularly a yellow rose -- that can make it through the winter like my Summer Love becomes one of my favorites. So I give this rose a strong "thumbs up!"
UPDATE: It's now 2016 and my Summer Love is still getting through the winters and still growing vigorously. I have also noticed that the blooms last a little longer than many other yellows. My only complaint is that I have not seen this rose in any of my sources for rose bushes, so I can't get another!
I got this rose from Edmund's Roses a couple of years ago in my eternal quest to find a yellow hybrid tea I could actually grow in our ha...Read More