In your zone, it will want to grow huge. I've read that it can be maintained smaller, but I don't know if that translates to living in a container. You may be happier with 'Sunshine' in a container, though it's less pink and more in the apricot range.

:-)

~Christopher

Perle d' Or likes some shade in the afternoon as the petals are thin. This is a dainty looking rose and needs a little protection in regards to it's flowers. Starts like this.

Then opens more.

I too think PdO will be difficult to contain in a container (pun intented..) after 2-3 years unless we're talking about a very large one. One can easily prune it by taking away the whole of the cantelabras when the blooms go but that would be going against the rose's natural tendencies. I love that rose. Scent is very light to my nose btw. Cecille Brunner becomes a bit smaller than PdO but still...

i recently transplanted my 2 year old grafted PdO (on the left of the pic) from the pot to the ground alongside a Duchess de Brabant. That stone wall is about 3 feet tall and the young roses are planted about 6 inches lower than its base...

I am in East Texas and PdO grew like a weed for me. I planted it last spring and it is already 3 to 4 ft tall with full bushy growth. It never stopped blooming all summer and the smell is divine. It gets full sun until after 4 pm.

Thank you for the pics and information everyone! This needs some more thought. Good thing I didn't order it this weekend, I really had to restrain myself.... But, OMG does it look beautiful.

Here is a pic of one in our neighborhood which gets almost no care. This was taken towards the end of its Spring flush. I walked past it yesterday, and it is having a flush right now that is bigger than the Spring one! As you can see, it is in full sun. That is a one story house - the rose is about 3 feet in front of it. We are zone 9b/10a (they can't make up their minds).

Jackie

Great pic Jackie. Is that rose self supported?

One should of course consider the fact that, as a general rule, roses do not attain their full potential size in pots...

H'mm. I confess this thread is making me a little nervous about my spacings. But, finding reliable estimates on how big these roses get in the UK is difficult. Hopefully my flailings will be edifying should other people wish to experiment. It's a bit frustrating actually - clearly some people must be growing these roses, because otherwise Beales et al wouldn't have them in mainstream stock. Yet, no-one seems to be talking about it. *sigh*

FWIW, the Quest-Ritsons (I just happened to have the book open), give it a size of 1x1m. Where you are in the UK should matter also.

IMO the main 'problem' with growing most of these roses that Beales do carry, at least in the warmer parts of England, should be the inadequate summer temps and shortish growing season rather than the low winter temps. That 'problem' may be a blessing for you.

Beautiful pics everyone! I have experience with other plants but this will be my first purchased rose. I have a rose bush a friend gave me out of her garden that is very easy to take care of and pretty, and looks a good deal like the Perle d'Or, but no fragrance! I'm going to throw caution to the wind and order this one. Thanks, all.

Nik - yes, it is self supporting, as are all of the other ones around here I have seen (I have a baby which has been in the ground for 4 months, but it is only 2 feet tall so far). The one I posted a pic of is old - the main trunk looks to be at least 8 inches in diameter. The Perle d'Ors around here are all fairly upright, like this one, they do not sprawl out as a tea might. Oh, they hate to be hard pruned. An old one was growing happily along the fence line of a house near here when the house changed hands. The new owner pruned it severely, as if it was a HT, down to about 12 inches (from 6+ feet), and it almost died. It took 4 years before it fully recuperated and started blooming a lot again.

Jackie

It's a great rose, flowers a lot and very healthy. This picture was taken in our current cooler weather and shows a lot of coppery tones.

I have seen very old ones that are a good 7 ft. tall. You may not see that in your lifetime, but this is not a container rose.

A wonderful, WONDERFUL rose ... but not for long-term container-culture. Enjoy her!