Love & Peace is a lovely rose. My neighbor always comments on it when it is in bloom. The picture below is not the best, but the only one I have. At least you can see the big fat buds and long stems and big healthy leaves. When it first opens it is usually mostly yellow, but quickly picks up that red edge around the petals, the red increasing as it ages. I usually have to cut it down to 6-12 inches in the spring, but it grows back strongly. Mine gets about 4 ft tall, maybe 3 feet wide. The only downside for me is that it regularly suffers a bit of blackspot--usually not heavy, but almost always seems to be suffering from some. Of course, if I sprayed more often, that might help. Hope that helps. Kate

I grew it a while back. IIRC it was beloved as an exhibition rose for the shape of the bud and that it could be teased open for rose shows successfully. (And it made big blooms on long straight stems.)

Thanks. Fragrance is optional but desirable. First I want healthy, reasonably prolific and good flower form and color. Fragrance would be the icing on the cake. Terryjean, thanks for the hint on Camille. I'm not hell-bent on red-yellow bicolor, but something with an overall orange effect is my goal. "Ingrid" is what I'm actually trying to replace. Beautiful color, just not enough petals nor holding power for my warm climate. Blooms pop open quickly to shapeless things. I've had quite a wait between flushes, too, though that might be because the bush is only a year and a half old. Am I dumping her too quickly? Someone please tell me if the holding power and form improves with more age. It's very pretty at half-open stage; just doesn't last. (sigh) Hershigirl, I'll have to look up Gypsy Carnival. Thanks for pointing out Regan's. They're expensive, especially with shipping, but a great source for hard for some hard-to-find varieties. I've been tempted to get a clean specimen of Chicago Peace--love love love the color combo. But the bush may be a little TOO vigorous and spreading for my space considerations. Don't know, hmm.... Only slightly fragrant, too, but so is Remember Me that I listed above. What to do... Mike

Figure it's got to put out roots or it can't stand up. If you're living in a warm soil zone, it probably will take a little longer to establish than some of the shorter plants. Since it is so tall, I think of it more as an upright climber or large shrub than a hybrid tea. It gets more water, more fertilizer, more space. I do stake the huge canes so they don't break during our summer monsoon winds/dust storms.