Last winter (2012-13) was very hard on my roses -- about half of them (out of about 50) died. However, my two Sugar Moon roses both surv...Read Moreived the winter, though one was heavily damaged and grew poorly in the summer of 2013.
For me this rose does not grow as vigorously as some others. The blooms are true white, not off-white or cream. The fragrance is strong -- the Edmund's catalog calls it "citrus and rose," and I suppose that is as good a description as any.
The plant form is more bushy than many hybrid teas, and for me this rose does not grow tall. The flower form is often not as perfect as I would like it, and as for many white roses, sometimes the flowers "ball up" and refuse to open.
Nonetheless, this appears to be a white hybrid tea that can be grown in our awful Wisconsin climate, so I rate it positive -- thumbs up.
UPDATE: I have replaced the Sugar Moon that got damaged in 2013 and now have two. Both are growing well and surviving winters if buried in ground. They are growing more vigorously that ever. After two decades of trying I have found two white hybrid teas that I can get through our winters here on the "frozen tundra" of NE Wisconsin -- Pope John-Paul II and this one. Of the two I prefer Sugar Moon a little because it grows more vigorously for me and I like its flower form a little more. I emphasize the positive rating: I really like this rose.
Last winter (2012-13) was very hard on my roses -- about half of them (out of about 50) died. However, my two Sugar Moon roses both surv...Read More