I agree that the bloom in your pic looks nothing like the Kiss Me blooms. I have a question - are the blooms in your first pictures the first ever for this new plant? Just a thought - sometimes the blooms on new baby roses bear no resemblance to what they should look like, and do look like, as the plant matures. One of my baby roses put out an entire flush of pure white roses at first - NOT the color they were supposed to be. It is now putting out blooms that look correct.

Jackie

Jackie I was wondering that too. It's a decent size though, and bloomed before. I did have to pot it up due to some landscaping work. It just seems like the petals are shaped differently and the center is different? I hope it is Kiss Me, I can't find it locally anymore and would like to have one for sentimental reasons :). Thank you!

Julie

The leaves on the new plant are more lanceolate and glossy, and I'm seeing a lot of purple margination. Those on your original 'Kiss Me' are more ovate and matte, and I don't see the purple. Unless the new one was grown under conditions very different from your original (not altogether unlikely, as it could have been propagated in a greenhouse, while yours was doubtless outside), and so these differences were induced by different culture, I'm afraid you were sent a ringer. Still, it might be a nice rose anyway!

So assuming it is something different, what is it ? I want to plant it in a good spot!