First year, I was worried because Apricots n' Cream was small, extremely thorny, and put out the most garish looking blooms I've ever seen -- borderline neon orange. They were also pretty small. I gave her a year to settle, though, and fed her some Heirloom Boost n' Bloom. Now she pumps out luminous, true-to-color blooms on the glossiest, sturdiest foliage I've ever seen on a rose. My only complaint would be that about half the blooms seem to blow literally within 24 hours. But honestly? She's usually in flower, she lights up the corner of the flowerbed she occupies, and looks amazing with some contrasting hardy geraniums at her feet. So, 5 stars. A really gorgeous rose.
I've had these magnificent, fragrant roses for years, and I get to enjoy the creamy beautiful blooms all summer. Yes they have wicked thorns. I wear a good heavy-duty glove on the hand holding the stems, and then I nip off the thorns before putting them into a vase.The thorns might be extra long, but I actually think it has FEWER of them than my other rose bushes.
This rose is absolutely beautiful and fragrant. The thorns are large but hey, she’s a long stem rose.
I've come to love this rose. It gives so many lovely blooms of such a yummy color. The flower stays lovely and unfolds so beautifully as it opens. The stems are long and sturdy. It looks so nice that I don't mind that it's fragrance is so light!