And smells very romantic. It's like a subtler rose scent bjt still strong. Floral but still sweet. I can imagine a perfume like this would be expensive. I had one in another climate that still blokmed despite having too much shade. I gave it away to a sweet friend and moved. I bought a new one for the new house. Here, it took a few weeks to put out eight buds and start blooming. I stuck it in a pot and then replanted it in my front yard a few weeks later in the ground, during a heat wave, full of buds. I gave it some extra water and it remains unphased and blooming. 9b California.

Produced blooms last autumn - shortly after planting. Survived the winter (albeit a mild one). Began the spring strongly with about 5 blooms and had about 4 more when the first flush was deadheaded. Some early leaves have damage from rose slugs - treated with neem oil and new leaves look clean. All in all, I am pleased at this early stage. If it performs like my Therese Bugnet (from Hierloom too), it's second and third years (2025 and 2026) will test its merit.

Bolero is just a beautiful gem! I have two in my tiny cottage garden. Not only is it a lovely soft white, but the fragrance is a wonderful old fashion rose. It engulfs the essence of the true rose fragrance. I have about thirty roses and Bolero is one of my top favorites.

2 x 2 hole, manure, good garden soil and some worm casings. Zone 6. I planted 5 roses around an old tree stump in mid April 2023. All did well, but the Bolero was the first to show life and and never stopped. A surprising number of blooms in the first year. Heavy spring rain, summer heat, didn't bother it. All its leaves looked healthy until freezing nights right before Thanksgiving. Looking forward to next year.

The plant arrived on time and in excellent, bare-root condition. I planted it the next day in a hole with good drainage and soil augmented with compost. I left for a five week trip and returned to find the plant fully leafed-out and presenting two flower buds both of which opened within the next week and a half. The website's photograph accurately depicts the flowers.

So there you have it. I too have observed hearty performance as reported in other reviews. I'll add that there has been no sign of black spot or other disease even though there has been a lot of rain and high temperatures. I don't plan to fertilize this year to discourage new growth and thereby reduce the risk of winter damage.

I fully expect strong performance next year. I have a four year old Therese Bugnet from Heirloom and it is a champion performer with the traits of a rugosa ancestry. It was my first purchase from Heirloom - Bolero was my second. This has been my experience, I would purchase additional plants from Heirloom without reservation.