Thanks so much! Judy, it's in its fifth season. Mine didn't do much the first year I had it, the second year it bloomed quite a bit more, and by the third season it was doing great. Mine had gotten pretty big so I had my grandson prune it for me. Mine blooms good in the spring, then I have scattered blooms. I think yours will do great once it gets established.

Thanks everyone! Well.. according to my records, I got OJ from Armstrong Nurseries in 2001. Must've been that one yr they offered mail order. I originally got an own-root one from Muriel Humenick in the 90s, back when I was active in the Butte Rose Society. We used to take treks down to Sac a lot to go to seminars and then go visit Michael Fischer at Michael's Premier Roses. I miss those days. We'd hang out with Muriel and Baldo Vellegas and all the other great people from the Sac Rose Societies. Anyway... Muriel had a lot of unusual roses she'd sell. I got one from her and obviously must've lost it. That's apparently why I then got one from Armstrong. OJ is not a rose in commerce anymore. It was barely in commerce back then. Very difficult to find. I guess that's another one I need to propagate or get some cuttings to one of the suppliers. It's a beautiful pure orange floribunda that grows about 3ftx2ft and has decent repeat. If anyone is near an Armstrong Nursery, you might go check and see if they still offer it. I kinda doubt it tho. But you never can tell. They had a lot of semi-exclusive varieties, many of which were Christensen ones. Unfortunately, those nurseries are not up this far north.

Debra, yes, New Dawn does have the true rose scent. My across the street neighbor sid she opens her windows at night so she can smell the rose. It won't be long, Sherrie.You always have such beautiful flowers, Avedon, I enjoy seeing your photos. Maryl, you are right, Fernstone is always a lovely start to my season. I have many many scapes all over the yard now. As Kate said I believe my season will be vey "bloomiferous" and shorter than usual as a result....but we will see. kay

Thank you all! HalloBlondie and Daniela I think Mme Ernest Calvat is such a beautiful rose, love the fragrance too. Last year it was lovely, but the blooms were paler than I think they will be this year. Roses can look so different in different areas, and even different in the same location from one year to the next.