How wonderful that it's happy in spite of the heat. That tells you a lot about this beauty.

It's got a fragrance to die for!

And it's such a great bloomer, too.

And she gets thorny as heck! Be prepared! I just went a few rounds with my big one on the trellis in the back yard and note that, as she has aged, she has become progressively more and more prickly, canes AND backs of leaves, to the point that now she's right up there with 'Jaune Desprez', 'Alba Odorata', and others on the extreme end of "well-armed". I was saying to myself this morning, "I don't remember her being this #@%* thorny." And, going out to look at my younger one in the front yard, she probably wasn't. Up side to this: the canes stick to each other like Velcro -- no need for large amounts of unsightly tie material -- she virtually ties herself down, with encouragement. ;-) I will document with some photos on HMF...it's a notable characteristic, believe me. Despite that little "quirk", love this rose.

I don't think that would bother me in the least. I must say, since going into the ground, she has demonstrated her joy most-convincingly.

And -- while I'm thinking of it . . . I must thank you for helping to get this beauty out there. It's one I'd hate to think we could lose.

Well, if you must have a thorny climber, I do think it's obliging of "FBPT" to wait until she's fairly mature and presumably already trained into position before becoming especially prickly...

I am glad to, Jeri. She is wonderfully vigorous -- no "maybe I'll grow or maybe I won't" with this one! (I am patient and will wait a long while for a rose to settle in, but it is sort of NICE to have one that doesn't take that attitude, for a change.) The younger plant I put in the front yard from a gallon can a couple of months ago seems to be taking right off, too, as per usual -- I bet we will have that pergola covered again (it had to be repaired) in no time.

>as she has aged, she has become progressively more and more prickly<

Are we still talking about a rose?

As am I, Embothrium, as am I -- could be talking about me -- LOL!

LOL!!!

I ordered ' Florence Bower Pink Tea' during the last month that vintagegardens.com was open. Tea is my favorite class of rose and I sincerely thank whoever saw that this rose was introduced into commerce. I have these pink and pink bland, Teas;

Duchess de Brabant

Clemintina Carbonieri

Mme. Antoine Mari, one of the most elegant of all Tea roses.

Mme. Lombard I love this so much I have two of them.

Monsieur Tillier (in my garden a coppery pink)

Mrs. B.R. Cant

Susan Louise

Mme. Berkeley (pink with yellow hues)

and two China-Teas;

Archduke Charles

Le Vesuve

I mentioned those roses because of how Florence Bowers Pink Tea contrasts with all the rest:

She usually shows many pale to medium tropical hues, like a fruit punch made with pink grapefruit juice, with a bit of orange juice running through. It is a real treat to have such a brightly colored Tea rose. F.B.P.T. in my garden appears like a sister to though not as vividly colored as Clemintina Carbonieri,

Plus her speed of rebloom is superb as a climber.

Praise the Lord for Tea roses!

Luxrosa

Lux -- This is one I really really want to see make its way back into commerce. It's just too good not to be available.

I feel the same way about Tamalpais Homestead Tea:

That "THT" almost looks like it's been tie-dyed. I love that shading.

Virginia

Me, too, Virginia. I'm very high on THT -- which is very very vigorous. Seems to prefer milder temps, rather than high heat. It's 8' x 8' in my friend Holly's garden, in just 3-4 years.

Ooh both roses are lovely.

I'm on my second attempt thanks to a generous share from a fellow GW member. This one is doing very well, growing robustly and attempting to bloom. I took off the bud to encourage root growth. I lost the first FBPT by relying on drip irrigation that had been damaged over the winter. This time I am hand watering as well. I do that for a year or two with my native shrubs and trees anyway. I have added any roses relying on drip to this list, since in this garden, drip is not actually reliable. And as I have mentioned elsewhere, is going to be replaced.

Our FBPT sat in a pot for more than a year. It finally went into the ground a month or so ago, and it is putting out new growth all over. Blooming, too. I am more than ever in love with "Florence Bowers Pink Tea" AND very, very grateful that Mrs. Bowers shared it forward.

This rose is just lovely! 😍 I ended up buying her tonight from Rose Petal Nursery. Don’t know yet where I’ll plant it though. 😂