I've been looking for roses that will grow in colder climates, too. Dainty Bess looks like it should be okay to zone 4, so if it's protected, it may do well for you. Do you have any other roses that do well in your area? I'm in Washington State, about five miles from Idaho and we're in a particularly cold micro-climate, with -27 F. most winters. I'm always looking for good recommendations on cold hardy roses. I hope your Dainty Bess does well for you!

Pink Gruss an Aachen is a color sport of the original Gruss an Aachen -- and it has long been sold in error as 'Irene Watts.' It is NOT Irene Watts, and it is probable that that China Rose is lost. It's lovely in its own right. Bishop Darlington is -- as others have said -- ginormous. It is a beautiful rose which, in my Coastal SoCal conditions, is completely disease-free (NO spray). It displays quite a color range, because it's very changeable. I love it, and wouldn't want to be without it. I read a clever comment to the effect that the Bishop, a modest fellow, uses those incurving petaloids to hide his "modesty." But it SHOULD be noted that the real Bishop Darlington -- an Episcopal Bishop, was a poet -- and a great promoter of women's right to vote.

Here is my Blossomtime. Looks very similar except for the bud colour. May just be the photo. Mine has a medium rose fragrance and the new canes are very flexible. Your pictures came out okay, no warping.

Based on the great input here we bought them both. They are hardening off under our tree. They are both slated for our hot rock bed rose garden. Input here makes me feel that Golden Wings will thrive there. Not sure on Dainty Bess. She will look great if she doesn't get fried by the sun because there will be raspberries as a green backdrop and nothing around her to swallow her up.