tsuki, I know the story behind the naming of Sweet Chariot and it may answer a question or two for you. Mr. Moore grew them all in smaller pots in the nursery. With restricted root run, the canes of the rose tend to be more weeping, so he selected it for use in an alley of hanging baskets down the main walk of his nursery. The rose still hadn't a name, but he said all those regal baskets of royal purple, with the heavy, sweet fragrance wafting from them, the rose screamed its name at him, "Swing low, Sweet Chariot!" Yes, Sweet Chariot has a very strong, sweet fragrance. It can range from anything from a light lavender to very dark violet, all depending upon heat, alkalinity, intensity of light, available water, etc. In a more restricted root run, it can weep; planted with a larger root run, expect a stronger growing, more upright shrub. Ebb Tide is beautiful, but the flowers are large and double enough that it takes the plant significantly longer to regenerate them between cycles. Sweet Chariot should, I think, provide you with more consistent color. Kim

Thanks Dixierose. If you really want to see just how vigorous (huge!!!) and floriferous Sweet Chariot can be, i think, if memory serves me correct, DiggerDave has a picture with the finest example of Sweet Chariot I have ever seen in my life. My pics were from some young own root plants that I put in the hanging baskets in late spring. They easily quadrupled in size and suckered everywhere. They were planted in the garden in the fall, as a border plant to the walkway of my front door. I can only hope that they will one day look like that picture I mentioned. Anyway, you'll love Sweet Chariot. It is a charming mini.

I have a Sweet Chariot potted and it stays quite manageable. I like trees flanking the driveway or a path, but you'll want to plant in a couple of feet from the walkway or drive to allow 'headroom'. Without knowing your layout, I couldn't begin to make other suggestions. Suz

I think SC will grow to the size of the pot. SCs I have seen in pots look happy to be there no matter the pot size. I'm not an expert on them or roses grown in containers. I'm guessing they will eventually get rootbound and need repotting. The SC we have is in the ground and keeps getting bigger every year (3 ft tall x 4 ft wide).