French Lace here in Southern California flowers from spring through fall in flushes, as you'd expect from any HT or floribunda. How well does Iceberg perform there? French Lace should be available in standard (tree) and bush forms, but isn't a climber. If Iceberg works well there, you can find it in all three "versions". For ground cover, there is White Flowercarpet which is all over here, and should be fairly available there if you look hard enough. A similar larger flowered rose to French Lace is Gruss an Aachen which you might find in bush and standard, but not climbing here. Vintage Gardens is listed on Help Me Find as carrying it, but their web site doesn't even list it as custom root right now. Kim

I sure would like to see pictures some day. That sounds really formal and beautiful!!

Carol

I'm not sure what "it" it is that Kim says above that Vintage does not have available, but I think he may be referring to 'Gruss an Aachen' and/or 'Climbing Gruss an Aachen'. If so, I wish to offer a correction: According to the Vintage website (as of abt 3 minutes ago), both of those varieties are presently available. A second band of their 'Climbing GaA' arrived on my doorstep yesterday.

If you're seeking only white roses, though, 'Gruss an Aachen' is probably not the rose for you. There is 'Weisse (White) GaA' (exceedingly rare) and 'Pink GaA' (plus 'Minna', a still darker pink sport). Regular old 'GaA' and it's climbing sport, however, are usually pale pink, not white. In my garden it tends to be more decidedly pink when temps are mild. It's a truly wonderful rose, nevertheless . . .

'French Lace' with its pefectly formed small cream-colored blooms is a long-time favorite of mine. Unfortunately its bloom production shuts down when summer temps soar. So far during this hellish spring it's hardly bloomed at all.

I have a tree-form French Lace in a large pot on our deck. It does not spread or climb. We are in Zone 9 on the CA coast, much drier than New Orleans. It gives a beautiful full flush about four times between May and October. I am rigorous about giving it plenty of water, fertilizing regularly, and dead-heading correctly. If whatever it is that sometimes gnaws on the leaves starts gnawing, I spritz with Captain Jack's Deadbug. Works like a charm. I have it underplanted with white bacopa, which gives a nice effect.

I love 'French Lace' but I think with your climate in LA you need something that has extremely good Black Spot resistance. Get local suggestions from a rose club in your area.

Have a look at 'Ducher' which is an "Earth Kind" roses tested by Texas A&M for disease resistance and health. It is ivory and might work for you, but again see if anyone in your local area grows it and how it works for them.

I appreciate all of the respones. Thank you,Tommy