I've grown this for years as Milwaukee Calatrava since winning it at auction at Longwood Gardens. Someone finally tipped me the new name. It is absolutely gorgeous, fragrance is overwhelming - just what a rose should smell like, the pure white with faint pink edges at times is gorgeous. The only flaw is the pant habit is a bit rangy and I hope to figure out how to better prune it. Advice welcome

I purchased the Pearlescent earlier this summer. This is probably the third cluster of blooms, and every time about 7 buds develop at once! The real white of the flowers are gorgeous against black mulch and soil, and the pink edging is faint and beautiful. I have been fertilizing with the fish fertilizer. The fragrance of the rose is unbelievable; I cannot wait until it grows bigger and produces more blooms!