Planted in spring 24, and it bloomed all summer, even during the heat! Of my explorer roses from HR, this one has the strongest fragrance. (My others are John Davis and William Baffin.)
I received these and they were very healthy and packaged very well. I planted them about a month ago in zone 5b and they have already doubled in size and look very healthy. I am so excited and can't wait for them to grow up my trellis and bloom.
Very vigorous and healthy growth in my zone 5 Denver garden. No winter dieback, giant climber canes. A real winner for cold climates; I'm collecting more of the Explorer series roses!
Our 7,000' Grand Mesa garden had this rose in it. It was beautiful and hardy bloomer, climbing up a trellis in a colder corner that caught the wind, but did not seem to mind at all.