Surprised to see that some say it is only rated to zone 7. I have had it for at least five years and it is unprotected each winter and bi...Read Moregger each year and I would say that I am smack dab in the middle of zone 5. Right now it is filled with probably 30 blooms and they are fragrant! It blooms at a lesser rate throughout the summer and then another flush in the fall.
WOW such a beautiful rose with HUGE blooms with very stronge scented ahhh light up the garden, I bought couple of these from home depot f...Read Moreew years ago, as most people says in here ya takes a long time to establish itself at least around couple years, to give the full effects But is gorgeous BIG hyper tea perfume rose & must have. Loves the sunshine & heat ,Real happy with it!
This hybrid tea takes its time establishing itself in the garden. Be patient...the divine fragrance is worth it! Although hardiness is ...Read Morelabeled as zone 7 and above, it does fine in my zone 6b.
I purchased this rose in late March of 2007. It had a few buds on it when I put it in the ground. By mid April, the bush was full of be...Read Moreautiful dark pink buds. The fragrance of the blooms is WONDERFUL. At one point I counted over 20 blooms and buds on my bush. Very care free and seems to be disease resistant. The only problem I had with the plant was that Hurricane Ike passed that year and flooded my garden and took my rose with it. I have since moved and i am trying again with the same rose. I just hope I have the same luck as I did the first time.
Green Cove Springs, FL (Zone 9a) | April 2008 | positive
This was one bought a year ago when the rose bed was put in the front yard. It struggled a little right at first to get settled, but it ...Read Moretook. It seems to have weathered the winter well here. We do not have blooms yet, but there is plenty of new growth in the leaves & stalks. We are hopeful for new blooms soon.
The Monadnock Region, NH (Zone 5a) | July 2007 | positive
We bought this rose last year and had it growing in an old whiskey barrel. It did OK. After it had finished flowering last year, we tra...Read Morensferred it to the main garden and mulched it well.
We are in Zone 5, so we were kind of worried that it might not return this year, but it has and it is doing well. It was the first of the season to begin growing, and the first of the season to bloom.
Surprised to see that some say it is only rated to zone 7. I have had it for at least five years and it is unprotected each winter and bi...Read More
WOW such a beautiful rose with HUGE blooms with very stronge scented ahhh light up the garden, I bought couple of these from home depot f...Read More
This hybrid tea takes its time establishing itself in the garden. Be patient...the divine fragrance is worth it! Although hardiness is ...Read More
I purchased this rose in late March of 2007. It had a few buds on it when I put it in the ground. By mid April, the bush was full of be...Read More
This was one bought a year ago when the rose bed was put in the front yard. It struggled a little right at first to get settled, but it ...Read More
We bought this rose last year and had it growing in an old whiskey barrel. It did OK. After it had finished flowering last year, we tra...Read More
2004 AARS (All-American Rose Selection) winner.