Planted February 2024 in my parents’s central Florida garden, zone 9b/10. It has thrived in-spite of a hot, dry Spring and summer. Finally getting some rain and she is so lovely. I usually like to give it a year or two before giving a review but like my title says, I am already impressed.

I know this rose is recommended for high heat climates, but I live in a rainy area, the West Coast. I bought it anyway. It is so exquisite. I hope, hope, hope, the rain and occasional lack of sun don't harm the rose, because I couldn't stand to lose it. I love it too much.

Love this attention-getter lady. It sends up long arms here in Houston, so may need to twist it on an obelisk if growing in the south. Classic medium-powered, old school grandma rose scent with very modern vigor and dark green shiny leaves. Very pretty multi-petaled bloom form the like a mixture of hybrid tea and old rose fused together. Blooms last longer than any David Austin rose as a cut flower. Always has a bloom forming as one is ending. Favorite rose at the moment for its power! I can see why it’s an award winner.

Georgia Zone 8b, this rose THRIVES. Beware, however, deer find the not-yet-bloomed buds delightful, lol.