I'm wondering if there is more than one Aimee--a large climber vs. a smaller shrubby thing. I have one from Vintage. It's struggled to get going. I've put it in superb soil and it has finally managed to get a couple of feet tall (if that). It reblooms regularly and the little flowers are very fragrant. I just wish it would grow a bit bigger.

You may there in Australia have a much more vigorous version (??).

Thanks for the reply.

According to my rose catalogue it says Aminee vibert can reach a height of up to 3.5m. I hope this is true. I want a climber instead of the bush form.

Do the blooms have a button eye? Some photos on the net show a greenish button eye. I hope it's a green colour.

I also like the look of Francine Austin - an old David Austin rose that I don't hear much of.

I would like to get Lichfield Angel. Not too sure whether this rose is fragrant or not.

There are two versions of Aimee Vibert, a shrub and a climber. Most nurseries have the climber. The only nursery I know of that carries the shrub is Vintage.

I've read that Blush Noisette tends to bloom more than it grows. I would say Aimee Vibert seems to behave the same way. I would think that if you want them to put on some growth, you could help them out by pinching off all the flower buds that form so the plant can put more energy into growing.

There's a thread about "pushing teas" that explains this. Don't see why you couldn't do the same for noisettes. I'll link the thread below.

Here is a link that might be useful: Can you push teas?

I don't know where you live so I don't know how relevant my information will be, because my garden is near San Francisco, but I considered growing both roses, for several years and didn't for different reasons.
I lusted after photos of Aimee Vibert" for a couple years because I love fragrant white roses but Aimee Vibert was put on my "don't grow this" list after seeing her blooming in a nursery garden and I disliked the scent which reminded me of old ladies stale perfume.
I'm glad I didn't buy this rose after falling in love with its' photo, because I am nearly always disappointed when I do that.
I decided against F.A. because
- I have a small garden, and want maximum re-bloom from my remontant roses
and
-where I live in California, none of the Austin roses repeat as often as "Nastarana" a short white very fragrant Noisette, which wafts its scent around the plant in a diameter of several feet. I love the scent of Nastarana" to me it smells like Musk rose mingled with a bit of damask rose. It repeats as quickly as a China rose, when deadheaded and has a very long bloom season, being evergreen.
If I lived in a colder climate and could not grow Noisettes I still might consider Francine Austin or Snow Goose"
Lux..

One of the "Legacy" plants in the Sacramento City Cemetery, out of the formally designated Historic Rose Garden, is a bush-form Aimee Vibert.
I fell in love with it, though I always seemed to miss the height of its flushes of bloom.

The plant my DH started from that one is now growing well in a 7-G pot, and will go into the ground this year. I couldn't be happier with it.
I have no room for no more white climbers, but THIS was a rose I really wanted, and am thrilled to have.

Jeri

'Litchfield Angel' has a mild fragrance (at best). So far it's not much of a repeat bloomer, though it was in a bad spot. I've moved it to a prime spot and it's already bloomed more than it ever did in the old spot, so maybe it will be okay. I would not call it a climber, more of an arching shrub in the same style as Abe Darby.

AV smells very baby-powder sweet to this nose.

I have a baby Aimee Vibert(shrub)I rec'd from Vintage back in the early spring, is growing happily in its gallon container, blooming its heart out and has the most gorgeous foliage. Has a classic noisette smell to my nose, with some musk thrown in. Doesn't seem to mind the heat (108 and windy today), even in its little gallon container. I think I am gonna love this plant.

I have heard the climbing version does not rebloom...

I would think twice about Francine. I know of two gardens here in SoCal where she spread crown gall everywhere she hit the ground. She rooted like a multiflora or wichurana and everywhere she rooted, she galled. No thanks. Kim

Thanks everyone for your replies.

I've decided not to get anymore climbers. I've already destroyed one climber - SDLM, leaving me with the other two - Laguna and Nahema. I think my courtyard can only handle two climbers.

I have been looking for Francine Austin..used to grow her, but lost the plant. Where did you find her?