So glad to hear that you are happy with Cinco de Mayo. I planted one last fall and am waiting paitiently to see how it is going to grow here. I am in zone 6a - lots of new growth but no buds yet. What zone are you in? Must be a bit warmer if it is already flowering.

Beautiful

It's very pretty.

Hi, Sutekesh, I'm in zone 7A/B (right on the line). The bushes are literally covered in blooms, much like the pictures online of others' bushes that I saw (but it took it until this year to bloom like that; the first two seasons it had sporadic blooms). I really love the color, and the blooms really last a long time, and they go through that color-wheel transformation as they mature, looking better and better day by day. I think that's my favorite trait of this rose. These can stay. ;-)

Thanks for the info - the colour is what convinced me to get this rose. Will keep in mind that it might be a slow started.