Thanks Kate! I was very hesitant to get MW since I didn't really like the photos of it (color looks muddy to me, and the dark purple outer petals contrasting with lighter inner petals didn't appeal to me) , but kept hearing what a great rose it is and how it tolerates heat. In my heat it is a much brighter color, and it is amazing how it just keeps growing and blooming, at least so far in its first year. Lovely fragrance, and very thorny. So far my most impressive new rose (comparing against Pure Perfume, Abraham Darby, Evelyn, Sonia Rykiel, Princess Alexandra of Kent, Fabulous!, Jude the Obscure, Ann's Beautiful Daughter, Guy de Maupassant, First Crush, which are all new for me this year).

Thank you everyone! Jasmine, mine is grafted on multiflora. Moses, so far it has been very winter hardy. Jo, no problem, I love posting pictures, but wanted to be sure I could get one that the blooms looked okay. Lily, yours looks really good to me. The year I planted mine, I think 2015, mine set on quite a few buds and they just withered, I don’t know what happened, because that was a pretty good year for most of my roses. I think by the end of the season it had two blooms, but ever since then it has done great. Diane, no I don’t, but the humidity hasn’t helped them at all. I hope you have those perfectly gorgeous Love Song blooms soon!

Hoang Ton, your posts are some of my very favorite. Thank you for the wonderful virtual visit to your garden, it is heavenly.

Carol I just went through this thread again and realized my comment telling you thank you never posted. Fiji is 3 years old and has barely been pruned, it would be great for a pot, but it has zero scent. It has been one of those with only a spectacular spring show and no much else. I am hoping it improves this year. Jacqueline all your roses are spectacular, but to me there is nothing more romantic than those large large climbers growing on your house. Wow that just looks like a castles 🏰 courtyard. Ann that Olivia is magnificent and perfect. I have several and they are just beginning to open a few buds. Fingers crossed mine look like yours. This one is certainly is top notch rose. stephanie your roses look wonderful specially nice being own root and blooming well. I love your entire area. It looks very neat and no weeds. I am starting to get too many weeds here. Lala I love your roses, but wow that Ascot is beautiful. Where was your previous house? I planted ascot last year and so far it has long canes and very few of any blooms. Yours looks amazing. Kristine I was wondering when you would post pictures of your Olivia. You certainly were my guiding light on getting this rose. I had a spot I thought for an Olivia hedge and it turned out once the sun shifted I did not have enough sun. I ended up with smaller clumps of 2 to 4 plants in multiple areas. This rose is so fantastic that I don’t mind repeating her all over.