I have had Basye's purple for three years and if those are spots on the petals I have never seen any spots on the petals of mine.

Patrick

In my garden, BP was an extraordinarily rich, deep purple, And the stamens are fascinating.

It was too much a Hybrid rugosa to flourish long in my garden, but I do love it.

Jeri

It's gorgeous and I received a beautiful band with an open rose and more blossoms ready to open. That was the highlight of its short life. It dwindled and withered away almost immediately. So sad.

Ingrid

Ingrid, I bet you're also too alkaline for it. Sad, because the blooms have, to me, the quality of extremely fine cloisonne.

Jeri

Mine is doing OK but it has never looked as magnificent as the one I first saw at Heirloom in Oregon.

I also had 2 Bayse's Purple and they were gorgeous the first time they bloomed. After that they struggled big time with chlorosis and did not come back this spring.

Basye's Purple was one of the big hits at the GardenWeb gathering here in May, and again at my opening in June. I love the contrast of those wine-purple flowers with their fabulous stamens, against the reddish brown stems and the blue-green leaves.

I tried to root cuttings earlier this year, but all of them died. I'll try again next year, once my bush is larger.

Connie