I love them both. Heritage is very pretty but the bloom blow fast. She is still worth it to me her scent is so wonderful!

Hi Gibsongirl74,
This morning I spoke to a rep at David Austin; He said the climber produces larger blooms so that's the version I want.

Get them grafted and prepare to spray.

I would call David Austin roses in Tyler Texas and ask them if these two roses are recommended in your climate. They have a list for every state it seems and the are super helpful. In my opinion both of these are excellent. But my climate is very different from yours. These are both heat loving roses (or they wouldn't grow well for me) so they may not like colder areas, but some roses do well in both hotter and cooler climates so you never know.

I know AD gets black spot for many people, and it does for me too, but this is one of DA's most popular roses and it didn't to be this famous for no reason :)

Heritage is a beautiful pink but falls apart after a day or so. But it has so many blooms, it's hardly without blooms on the bush (after 3 yrs). Abraham Darby can get a little leggy. If you want a big bushy effect, get 3 of them and plant them in a triangle, 18" apart. This makes a big bushy bush effect with tons of blooms. Both bush's will get black spot if not treated.

I've got both on order for this spring, grafted on Dr. Huey. I decided that I couldn't wait for the small own root versions to take years to get to a good size so decided to rely on the good Dr for some instant gratification (I know! I'm bad!!!).

From all the research I did, you can expect Heritage to get to 7 feet tall in zone 6, and about 5 feet wide. Abraham Darby won't be climber in your zone but will be a huge bush (someone on here in that zone described it as a sprawling octopus 4 feet tall)

Thank you everyone for your input! I love them both but I have always wanted Abraham Darby. My list of roses to get for the next few years is pretty long so I was trying to weed out a few. Abraham Darby just seems like one of those roses that is worth a little black spot. It is going in the best spot in my yard. All the roses I have get a little black spot at the end of the summer accept this mysterious climber that came with my house.

I have both. For 15years+. Only my laziness keeps me from dumping Heritage. There are prettier Austin pinks (IMO) whose blooms last longer than the day. Yes, it's floriferous. Who loves cleaning up dropped petals?

Abraham D. has a fragrance that wafts. Plant him under a summer-open window. His blooms last about 3 days. I can't think of a look alike. Buds are balling now in the unusually wettish conditions we're having. Come on El Nino.

Irisgal, thanks for the advice. I will try to put abraham closer to my house. I've been mentally rearranging my plants since fall.

How is your AD doing? I purchased heritage and I LOVE the roses, despite all of her problems the blooms are all worth it :)

Abraham has a very spreading habit, pushing other plants out of the way. It is extremely prone to rust.