Joyce Barden purchased maybe 8 years ago? Or whenever it came out. I've started cuttings that grew into 8 ft roses after I got that. It's about a foot tall, had one bloom, won't grow. Next to it are three roses that were rooted cuttings, so it's not my soil or my care. I forgot about it until this thread - it's hidden by some coreopsis now. It's coming out in the next few months. Too bad because I wanted to like it but trying to grow it all those years has been a waste. It seems like a six month old cutting. Don't remember where I got it, may have been Roses Unlimited but it is the only rose that I've had that kind of trouble with from anywhere.

redwolfdoc -- For me, 'Golden Buddha' is more apricot when it's cooler, and "yellower" when it's hot. But at its "yellow-ist", it's about the color of orange juice. Unfortunately, my iPhone tends to tilt it toward the "orange juice" shade more than it is in real life -- but sometimes the stars aligned. I dug through my facebook albums to find pics of it...... This was from May 22, 2013 -- it's first bloom since coming as a band just a few weeks earlier. These two were taken October 5, 2013 -- note the quality of the foliage, without the use of fungicides. These next two were taken in the beginning of June, 2014. The second pic was taken a few days after the first, and that bloom in the first pic is the faded bloom cut off in the top of the second pic. Even after the color fades, petals hold their form for a long time before looking messy. This pic below shows a little "plonk-o-gold" -- 'Golden Buddha' and 'Golden Celebration'. In indoor lighting, the colors are more accurate. These blooms were from July 2014. Here's the first bloom on May 25, 2015 -- leaning too far toward "orange juice" than in real life. Two days later, more opened -- and again, the color isn't accurate, for either 'Golden Buddha' or 'Prospero' to its right. Another color-inaccurate pic taken May 29, 2015, appearing more washed-out than in real life. Finally, I realized what I needed to capture the colors accurately -- an overcast day. This last pic was taken in October of this year, just as we were getting our first major cool spell, and which prompted a touch of mildew on 'Golden Buddha'. This is the first time I saw that, and it went away after the weather warmed again. But most importantly for my area, no blackspot. Mildew is far more rare, occurring only during cool wet periods in Spring and Autumn. In Spring, the heat comes in fast and wipes it away. In Autumn, usually frost comes and puts them to bed, and they drop leaves anyway. But this year we had several warm spells after cool spells, and that let some mildew linger on. :-) ~Christopher

I am sitting here, trying to decipher YMMV?!?! Anyway, I might give it a try anyway. BS is a major problem in my garden. I don't spray w/big chem, but have had good results with finely ground cornmeal. Especially if I'm diligent. Dakota Redwing is such an appealing rose; I feel like I have to give it a try. Thanks for your honest input and I look forward to hearing about more of your work! Golden Buddha is the only rose in my garden that I want more than one of the plant. Wonderful, happy rose which delights me @ time I see it.

Thank you everyone. I don’t know if Paul is online much anymore, but if he happens to stumble upon this post at some point- I want him to know how much this beautiful rose (and the entire bed of his roses) has given me in the midst of an incredibly difficult year.