Congrats on your first ever old rose! I bet you'll find that you can't have just one. :-)

Thanks Belle. I am hoping the bug won't hit me too badly as I have very little space.

I've always thought this rose was really gorgeous but didn't think it would like my super-warm and dry garden. I've forgotten where you're located but I hope you'll let us know how it does for you.

Will do Ingrid. I love the flowers. They are so pretty!

How is your Vick's Caprice doing now? I am getting one soon.

Vick has had his ups and downs since I last posted. At first he did so well in a pot and then initially in the ground. Then the real heat hit. He was not doing so well and pretty much stopped growing. I thought I might lose him or have to move him. Lately, he has been doing better. He has the periodic flower every now and then. He is sprouting a few new canes/branches. I am thinking he is adapting to only being watered twice a week and the temps as hot as the surface of the sun. He is still so young. I am hoping he will have bigger blooms next year. Flowers don't last long in this heat and the striping is very subtle. All in all, I think he shows great promise and I am looking forward to bigger and better things from him. I would love to feed him but it is too hot to do that for now. When I get a chance to do that in about six weeks, I am sure I will be rewarded with some beautiful looms.

Thanks to Aquaeyes on here, I just identified one of my mystery roses from Rogue Valley as Vick's Caprice. I love this rose. After moving last year, I went ahead and added about 60 new roses to my new garden and this is in my top 5 new ones. Bloom cycle after bloom cycle and loves my Southern California heat down here too!

Thanks Mustbnuts and Brian for the input. I hope mine will beat the cold here. It's a such a lovely rose.

Thanks Cynthia! Yours is a very pretty! I will get a rose band in 2 weeks, plan to grow it in a pot in the basement for the 1st winter, then plant it in the garden next spring.