Hands down to Louise! I think she could be classified to a zone 4 rose. I’m in 5b and we had a very harsh and extremely long winter. Louise was my first girl to show signs of life about a week and a half ago. She grew the largest out of my 7 heirloom roses I ordered last year and bloomed repeatedly for her first year. Every cane is almost completely green again, I’m beyond thrilled. The blooms are beautiful and I can’t wait to see how well she does this summer.
I am new to roses, but have been reading and using this site to learn. I planted in the Spring, and it quickly bloomed. The color is lovely, and it really does look like it came out of some ancient garden.
I bought a Louise Odier for my daughter and one for myself. The plants arrived in perfect condition. We planted according to instructions and had buds appearing within a few weeks. In the ground and blooming in less than a month! I can't wait to see how this beautiful rose matures. Planted in central Ohio.
Louise has been in the ground a bit over two months and is blooming like crazy! The blossoms have a fragrance of incense and the bush is sending up new canes--it is happy and so am I--