It's classed as an HT. It doesn't matter how it grows or blooms. If the breeder classed as an HT that's what it is. There are quite a few HTs that throw sprays sometimes though. My Moonstone does it all the time and Folklore never gave me a single stem.

Mine blooms in clusters. I love it bush and all. It's blooms got a litter small the older it got which I'm glad bc the first blooms were huge but they're perfect now. The blooms last forever on the bush and in a vase. Love it!!!

Pretty petals,

I also find it lasts a long time before falling apart, and the petals don't wilt or crisp.

Moses

Would anyone here care to share photos ? I remember considering it from chamblees but I didn't order it for some reason.

I thought mine didn't survive the winter, but this one cane grew fast and furious and I got this huge gorgeous bloom about a week ago. There is another bud behind it.

There is another new cane sprouting so hopefully it won't be a one cane wonder for long.

My PE blooms in clusters also & frequently the central leader is not any taller than the side blooms so you get a "caged bloom" thus I usually remove the central leader & go with the spray.

There aren't many "true HTs" coming out anymore -- since the middle of the 20th Century, there has been much intermarriage between HTs and Floribundas. Only in the US is "Grandiflora" an accepted class. Additionally, many HTs trace ancestry to 'New Dawn'. The Multiflora ancestry of Floribundas (through Polyanthas) and the Wichurana ancestry of 'New Dawn' both brought the cluster-flowered trait into HTs. At this point, there are many Floribundas, Hybrid Teas, and Grandifloras which could be grown as either class depending on how you prune them.

:-)

~Christopher

Lilyfinch,

Sorry, my camera skills do not exist...never been able to take a decent picture in my life except for two times, 26 years ago.

The photo of Pink Enchantment at Heirloom Roses shows a bloom that is just about as good as the best ones my bush has produced...ice cream dessert looking kind of flower, very appealing. During the heat of summer the pink center is much paler.

There is a shot of a large bed of PE on HMFR under its photo subject index.

I will tell you, Pink Enchantment's foliage growth pattern is just like that of the HT, Memorial Day, with shortish leaves having tightly arranged, normal sized leaflets. The entire leaves droop naturally. You can see it in Ashley's photo above. They are not wilting as you might think. This trait annoys me slightly, but the other redeeming points of Pink Enchantment outweigh this slight negative.

There is also a better than medium fragrance, but not strong.

I would give it a try, especially since Chamblee's stocks it at a most reasonable price. It is also ADR which means vigor, disease and winter hardiness are pretty high.

Moses

Glad I found this thread. I'm adding it to my spring order. You convinced me Moses. I always check near me to see what you guys like. It sounds like this will be as nice as Rose of Hope.

I'd decided to take a chance on this one after seeing it in Chamblee's online catalogue. I'm glad to see it has so many fans! Now I'll have to decide whether to let it bloom in clusters or attempt some pinching.

Ashley, thanks for sharing the picture and the warning about the winter! It's certainly a beautiful survivor in your 6b! I'll take it as a warning to site this rose carefully in 6a!

My Pink Enchantment is going through its second winter now. I gave it no protection last winter, and it survived excellently, not tip hardy, dying to about 10 inches from the ground, but it was very young. That 10 inches was plenty of surviving growth to give it a good 2017 start, to finish as a 3' tall thriving bush. It was planted in the spring of 2016 as a gallon from Chamblee's.

It got no protection this present winter, and I expect it to do fine, probably will be tip hardy being more mature now, and a husky, robust grower in general.

Black Spot is epidemic here, and Pink Enchantment was entirely free of BS all season long. Its ADR designation is well deserved, especially for a HT.

Moses

Thank you Moses! That certainly expands where I can put it in my yard. Good to hear that it's healthy and survived as a first year with almost a foot of cane. That's about where most people prune HT's (whether or not they should) isn't it?

Now I just have to figure out where to put it. I'm getting excited for this rose and I still have nearly 5 months to wait!