I had it, but it died on me after one year. I had a rampant botrytus outbreak that killed dozens of roses, so it was not a particular weakness in this variety, I don't think. I was very pleased with it when I had it -- one of the best red with white reverses, in my opinion. Much nicer than Love, Snowfire, etc.

I have it & really like the flower color & form. I got a really nice big, grafted on Multiflora, bush 4 years ago & it did well the 1st year. But each year since it has come back less vigorous & thus producing less flowers. I plan on digging it up this spring & putting it in a pot with some good potting soil to see what happens...if it doesn't revive, its gone this fall. Don't know if it has a problem with my plant specifically or if it doesn't like my northern z4 area or is the nature of this cultivar. Anyone else have experience with Osiria?

Huh, Camp says it's weak & Malcolm states it's a green-house raised florist rose (Sorry, should have searched first). But I'd love to hear if anyone has had it do okay in the garden

Bi-colors always grab my eye--Flaming Peace, Love--even better if they're fragrant. I'm trying Traviata this year & have a new Flaming Peace. Tried Victoriana a couple of times but couldn't keep it. It was a very pretty bricky color with an ashy reverse.

Here is a link that might be useful: Osiria posts

This post was edited by bluegirl on Thu, Jan 24, 13 at 15:35

Bluegirl...

Yes, it is a florist rose, but that means it may do well in your heat because florist roses are bred for hothouse conditions.

KStrong ........

Please don't laugh, but you can control a botrytus outbreak with cinnamon. I have a friend that uses it in her greenhouse and garden regularly to control fungus and always uses it for her seedlings. It's a practice handed down from her grandmother.

I used a cinnamon paste when I did my snow-tip pruning in early winter to avoid rain-borne pathogens on the pruning cuts and, so far, I have not seen any of the usual symptoms of canker where I pruned. Of course, it may be too early to tell in that we are having a colder winter than usual.

Smiles,
Lyn

I have one of those. It can be quite pretty. It needs spraying like everyone else in the rose beds. It does reasonably well for me. I would like it to bloom a little more than it does. Below is a picture of what it can look like.

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I hope this will help you out a bit.

Mine looks like bustopher's ...no fragrance and very stingy....but beautiful!

Ooooo, that is so pretty! the kind of photo that makes me want to try a possibly marginal rose.

Way back, Chamblees always used to have a few florist-types each spring. Some did very well as yard plants. Lady Diana is one I recall--elegant long-stemmed big light pink flowers with a mild scent. Thanks for the info & photo :)