I just put PCdM in this year. I really wasn't that impressed with the hybridizers photos but when I finally saw the potted plant in the nursery the color and fragrance was out of this world. So far it has had good rebloom and reasonable disease resistance, and when I say that, be aware that there is NO rose in my garden that does not suffer from one or more of the spot maladies, including all the Kordes ADRs. I usually don't like to comment on a rose that hasn't gone at least a full year in the garden but I think this one is well worth it.

Wow! Thanks for that. I dont hear about it that often!

bumping if anyone else might have a comment

She has frilly petals, clean foliage, and grows tall. By tall, I mean 7ft or so, basically a small climber. We dont get winter snow to knock her back though. She is a fragrant frequent bloomer here. I have 3!

This morning..

Thanks SJN! So do you think in a colder climate PCdM will grow as a shurb? Does it grow many canes or is long and slender with few canes? Can you describe her fragrance? Beautiful picture. None of the pictures I have seen so far show that frillyness.

Actually I now see a lot of pictures with frilly leaves!

I just checked for fragrance. Strong sweet and fruity.

Thank you SJN. This was very helpful. I think I am going to get one of these!

There are many threads on this rose, and there are many people who are very happy with this rose. You can do a search. My experience has not been as stellar. I loved the photos of Princesse Charlene de Monaco when they came out. When I saw it at a nursery, with pink, large deep cups and luscious fragrance, I had to have one. Now in its third season, the flowers have not been the same color. They open apricot colored fading in one or two days to a very pale color. Form is not deep cups here, as the flowers open up much more flat. Fragrance is still good, although variable. Growth has been noted by many to be rangy with long stems. The intense sun here keeps roses more compact here, and PCdM is more compact than the 12 foot monsters that others have shown, but still with very long stems (good for long stemmed cut roses). Rebloom for me has been poor. I'm debating whether or not I will be renewing this rose's lease next year.

At purchase it looked like this:

Now looks like this:

Opening like this:

...although first flush this year looked like this:

noseometer thank you for letting me know. I have read at least some of the old threads and there was a lot of enthusiasm. But I know as time passes there is more experience and understanding and often there is more to be said. Before today I had not seen the very frilly wide open look in the flower. It was always a tightly packed flower in a beautiful shade of pink.

Thats really interesting that the rose changed so much. maybe its stressed out about something? (seriously) Please let us know what you think next year. I am buying it for the scent.

I have this rose on order but I have heard it is susceptible to powdery mildew in the first 2 years of its life. I will wait until it outgrows its problems to decide on its merit. I think every rose deserves a couple of years of grace. I know I was not the perfect child either.