This is a wonderful little rose. It does great for me here in Florida and it gets to the 90s but it is humid. If you can plant it on the east side of the house so it is protected from the baking afternoon sun but still gets more than six hours of exposure, that can help a lot.

Roses in our heat tend to go "sorta" dormant. I always get roses with big fat rose hips on them in the summer. I don't dead head in the summer. I just let them do as they wish. Set hips and "sorta" go dormant. About the first or second week in october, I give them a very light pruning. I remove candelabra (most are a result of our summer heat) Very twiggy growth, wimpy blooms. Shortly after that they start putting on nice growth and good blooms again, and you have roses all the way to Christmas. It is generally some time between Christmas and mid January that I prune back my roses hard for the new year. Easy

There is a regular Roses Forum where you can post the same question and more people will read your post. This one is generally used by people who are trying to identify the variety name of unknown rose bushes. Here is a link that might be useful: Roses Forum

Yahoo, Ingrid!!! I’m thrilled that after all the roses I’ve “copycatted” from you, you ordered one on my recommendation! I do think you will be pleased with Bolero. It’s a blooming machine, and they make wonderful cut flowers. Did I mention the fragrance? Delightful!!! I really love this rose, and would NEVER have ordered two more, if it hadn’t been so wonderful here. The only negative reviews I’ve ever read about Bolero were from a few people who didn’t have enough summer heat for this rose to bloom properly. That’s not an issue for me, you, or Daisy. Bolero usually blooms a creamy white, but sometimes mine blooms with a tinge of soft blush pink. Bolero’s blooms are VERY much your style, Ingrid. We like similar roses, so I think you’ll be very happy with it. May I ask where you ordered from, and when your Bolero is coming? Daisy, I hope you’ll be able to try out Bolero, as well. I too, PREFER OGR’s, but I plant anything that appeals and performs. I’m not prejudiced against modern roses. If I fall in love with a rose, it doesn’t matter to me if it’s old or new. Just think, Daisy. If you hadn’t asked about it here, Ingrid may not have looked into Bolero. I certainly wouldn’t have posted the above photos. You helped me enable Ingrid into a rose for the very first time. Usually, it’s the other way around:). I’m still working on enticing Ingrid into Mel’s Heritage. I think just 3 tall and sturdy pieces of rebar pounded into the ground, would support him, Ingrid. My soil is so rich compared to yours, surely he wouldn’t grow so large so quickly there. He really doesn’t mind pruning or the removal of whole canes, I’m finding. The canes are lightweight and flexible. Canes could be fastened around the “tripod”, and then allowed to cascade down. Notch ear and friends would probably take care of pruning the cascading canes for you. I wouldn’t rule out this gorgeous heat lover, yet. I’m intrigued by your list Maria! I’m impressed/flattered that you know I grow Flamingo Gardens Tea! I forgot to mention that one, but it IS a champ in the heat for me. I’m glad you reminded me. I imagine if I let it out of its pot, it would probably bloom even more. Any rose that will bloom and stay healthy in a pot in full sun here, is a real winner in my book. Those half barrels dry out quickly, but Flamingo Gardens Tea blooms on. I do hate the sight of those ugly spent wads of petals, though. I try to remove them ASAP. My FGT is blooming today. Here’s a quick picture. Sorry, I tried to use a piece of cardboard for shade to take this, but it didn’t go as planned:) I’m going to look up Eugene Beauharnais. Thanks for the suggestion. I’m going to Burlington on Saturday and I really can’t request an appointment with her without purchasing something, now can I? Lisa