And here's a pic.

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I've threatened roses with removal and they've bounced back to spite me. Of course it's wonderful when that happens. Glad your Hermosa's turned around. My Grandmother's Hat recently decided it didn't want to leave and is blooming like crazy and lots of new growth.

Diane

Diane, GH SHOULD be great for you.
Gean -- Even here, where roses closely related to Old Blush generally have problems, Hermosa does well.
It's a honey of a rose.

And it's one of those things that turns up in old cemeteries in NoCal, which says a great deal for its vigor.

Jeri

Jeri, if it continues to do this well through the fall, I'd like to add one to the little cemetery garden project, which I think is actually going to happen. yay!

Gean, mine are in their 2nd summer and blooming now (they bloom pretty constantly), but I'm still waiting for lush foliage. The story of my life...

Sherry

I'm happy you gave this pretty rose a second chance---It must hold a special spot in your heart.

Florence

Diane, so glad to hear that GH is doing well for you. I've always enjoyed those pictures people post of it. It's great to see a rose become what you'd pictured it to be when you first bought it.

Sherry, with your love of roses and green thumbs, if it CAN be grown well where you are, I am sure it will do so for you. But if not, then I know you'll find something instead that will do beautifully in your lovely garden. Too many roses, so little time.

Florence, it really encouraged me to be patient with them and to make sure I'm giving them what they need. Thank you for your kind note. I hope you are having a good day. Gean

Oh, Sherry, one thing that Jason Powell at Petals of the Past told me about Hermosa is that it likes to be fed. It really did seem to perk up with monthly feeding, and it was in good soil to begin with. For whatever that is worth... Gean

I planted five of these about 12 years ago. A couple of times wanted to SP them because of blackspot during our long hot summers. Finally, a couple of years ago, cut them back almost to the ground. They pouted for a year, then returned beautifully. It's one of those roses that seems to "bounce back" no matter how much you neglect it.

I thought about this yesterday and my mind wasn't working. I was trying to think of a rose that I've moved. I rarely move roses. However there have been many roses that I thought were done for that have bounced back. Every year when I prune, some of my HTs look horrible as if they were on their last legs. Then they suprise me with new growth and blooms. There is especially a Blue Moon that is ten years old. Every year looks like its last to me but I've become a believer in patience. I'm gald your Hermosa is doing well. Mine come from cemetery cuttings. The plants they came from were under two feet tall. Mine eventually became 6 feet and very happy.

Gean, what a lovely bloom. I can see why you'd want to keep it.