I added 4 Olivia bare roots this spring, and am most impressed with the growth of this rose, its health, its gorgeous pale blooms and how long they last, the shape of the bush....even, mysteriously, the Japanese beetles seem to leave it alone (I have seen a couple on them, but nothing like some of my other roses.) It may turn out to be my favorite of the around 50 Austins I grow/have grown in the past.

Ben, Sorry Olivia didn’t bloom a lot by 1 1/2 years. I think the 3rd year is considered the mature year, at least for own-roots. 3rd year is tge charm! Lol! My Moonlight in Paris does bloom non-stop huge flushes all the time!!!! MIP may be my best bloomer next to Walking on Sunshine. MIP has blooms all over all the time-she’s a floribunda. Plum Perfect & Kimberlina are blooming all the time all over, too! And a few bush roses like The Fairy are blooming all the time, too. @CeresMer Zone 7a NJ , I am excited to hear that your Olivia bloomed non-stop 2nd year. I think next year will be my Olivias full 2nd year-hoping for lots of blooms!!! Our weather is similar. If I have her in a sunny enough spot she will perform well! We will see! I may get another & put her in a sunnier spot! She has no BS-so she is a super winner for me! Out of my 120 roses, Olivia is one of the few with zero BS ever…. pouring rains damp soil in fall ongoing. Ok, I think Olivia is gorgeous! I have one similar that blooms kinda like Olivia, called Vicontesse Decaux, (a cross of Earth Angel & Winchester Cathedral), but Vicontesse doesn’t have as beautiful a foliage or bloom as much as Olivia.

Diane, I wonder, since Olivia is supposed to be small, if you couldn't move her to the shade where you wouldn't ordinarily plant a rose, like under a tree and see if her color isn't any better. The shade might also keep her smaller. You would have her spot for RR, and you wouldn't really have lost anything whether she lives or dies. The VS Hydrangeas are just blossoming. They're white and chartreuse right now. When I have a progression of the color change, I will post pics. I thought they would be the first to go in this heat. My big leafs are totally cooked, but these paniculatas are fine. I will probably have to move the Blue Enchantresses to total shade. The Endless Summer Originals are doing ok. My grandson cut them back to the lowest node because they fried, but they're coming back beautifully as long as I keep them floating in an over watered bed. I wish we knew if this year is typical of what to expect from now on, or if it is an anomaly. I'm still planting and feeding. I don't want a bunch of baby roses to keep over winter in the garage. Only about half of the rose garden got fed before the heat started, so I waited, but it's been steadily hot, so I'm giving them a light feeding before it's too late this year.

Thank you so much everyone for the responses! My blooms are droopy and wilting, looked like they were dying at the end of vase life even though they weren’t cut off the bush! its a first year rose in a large pot, i checked drainage and everything looked ok. i am wondering if it is not doing well in full sun. i am in so cal and we are 80 today and 76 the past few days, so i didnt think it was too hot at all. does olivia prefer more shade? i noticed the blooms perked back up overnight and looked almost normal this morning but now its drooping again around 1:30pm. Here are some photos of my sad blooms. only 80 today and all my other potted roses are thriving! I will move this rose into morning sun and afternoon shade for now. please let me know what you think, thanks again!