Ahhh . . . 'La Reine' is a Hybrid Perpetual rose -- most we see are rather low-growing. In a coastal setting, it is often badly troubled by rust. 'La Reine' is ONE rose. It is pink. There is no such thing as a purple 'La Reine,' though there are other roses which are purple-ish, to one degree or another. ============== The best known of those is probably 'Reine des Violettes,' which is purple-ish in cool weather, though it can become quite shockingly pink in hot weather. It is thornless, and should be reasonably disease-free for you -- but you will have to ammend the soil to provide it with the acidic soil and water conditions it needs. In an alkaline environment, I have seen the leaves turn a creamy WHITE. You can find many photos of both 'La Reine,' and 'Reine des Violettes' at HelpMeFind roses. Jeri

Haku, Chris, Mossy… or anyone else growing this rose: will you please share updates? I would love to see and know more about how this rose is doing for you. Haku, I’m also in SoCal so I’m especially interested to hear your reports. I adore fragrant roses and StrawChicago mentioned this is one her her most fragrant and favorites. I would love to go see and hear about how it’s overall form and shape of the plant and growth habit.

That really is the neatest thing! I spent about 6 months living in N Las Vegas while my former husband worked there. I spent lots of time looking up streets and figuring how to get from point A to point B, in a totally unfamiliar place. I wish I had seen those streets, but I never came across them. I have a feeling they are all in a residential neighborhood where I had no reason to go. Maybe if I had known about those streets, I’d have better feelings about my time there. That’s a HUGE MAYBE. I do wish I had known about them. This is SO interesting! Thanks, Bellegalica. Lisa

I have three 'La Park' roses that have been in the ground for 2 years. I would say it has average disease resistance in my garden. The blooms are really pretty! The bush stays quite small and mannerly (barely 3x3). It blooms in flushes all season long.