Several years ago they planted this rose at the local rosarium. Climate here is very different from yours, but the rose turned out to be pleasant surprice. It grows and flowers very well and doesn't suffer in wet winters like many other bourbons. It actually stands out as a rose that does well even under not so ideal conditions. I think the plant must be seven years now, at least.
I have had mine for many years but of course we dont have the same climate. It is a stand-out in my large collection. It is more spot resistant than most of the Bourbons. Mine grows on a long trellis between Cl SDLM and Gloire de Dijon. It gets all the comments when it is in bloom. I get a very long bloom from it but I have probably cooler weather. It is a lovely rose and vigorous without taking over the world.
Maybe since it is just a couple of years old, it will just take time to get established. I will wait another season (or 2) It is so lovely in its pictures. How large is it, after seven years? And how tall has it gotten?
In the rosarium they grow it as a bush and it is cut and shaped every year. I think it is around 1,5 meters/5 feet, but if it is grown up a wall and not cut so much it will probably grow twice as tall.
Mine has been in the ground for 6 years-it spent a year in a pot. It was slow to take off as climbers usually are-maybe 6 feet or so at first(it is grafted) but now it is probably 12-15 feet. It blooms on laterals which tend to be short and is fairly bushy. When in bloom it is loaded with flowers and the bloom here is really long. When not it is nice and bushy looking. It roots easily and I am going to root another one to have in another part of my garden. It is a keeper.
These are all good things to hear. I have Lauriol planted by a fence that she can climb later...it is a good spot..I will work on making her comfortable and mulch real thick, etc.
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