Stormy Weather didn't really take off. I was a bit disappointed; however, I'm not going to hold it all on the rose. The soil isn't the best in that spot, so this season, I added soil amendments.... we'll see how Stormy does.
Now, Stormy did produce some blooms and they are very pretty.

So far, so good! Beautiful blooms, nicely fragranced. First to bloom of the dozen or so roses I’ve ordered. Living in Central Fla. we have had a rough start with heirloom products, but will keep trying. Crappy soil, humid, rainy, really challenging to make roses thrive.

This one has clusters of blooms that open and change color as they age. It lends a unique purple /mauve /blue hue to the back of the border. I planted apricot colored irises, echinacea, west Texas grass sage, Russian sage, abracadabra hydrangea, and a giant sweet spirit rose in front. Visitors are already stunned by the kaleidoscope of blues, and pop of vibrant pinks. I love this rose.

This rose bears large clusters of semi-double blooms in gorgeous shades of purple and wine with petals of more lavender on the back. This is its third year here. It's a prolific grower. I planted it in the back of my other roses to climb to my porch railing up about 5 steps. Don't believe the 8-10 feet! I had to add a trellis this spring, and the rose is already reaching the roof of my 1- 1/2 story house! It gets a little black spot, as do all roses in my 7b, humid and hot climate. Spraying is essential, but this rose seems to have decent resistance. This rose would cover a high and wide fence--a show stopper!