I really like Grande Dame. Mine didn't bloom any last year for some strange reason but has lots of buds this year. Yours looks beautiful!!

Thank you Sharlene.. the big monster rose that looks white is actually Teasing Georgia an Austin... it fades to a washed out yellow white in the sun. But if your talking about the whitish ones between the Grande Dame its Climbing Eden.. which is making its first debut in 2 years!

Thanks Prettypetals, the first year i had GD in the ground I only got one to two blooms. this is its second year in the ground.

Mine is on the second year too and has many buds ready to open any day. Such a beautiful and fragrant rose, if only the canes weren't so long and spindly.

They look lovely! I have a second year one too, setting on quite a few, but not as many as yours and Matthew's. Really like the color of yours in the pictures.

Matthew how are you containing those long spindly canes?

Thanks Sara Grande Dame was my first rose i have 6 of them in my garden.. just cant get enough of that lovely fragrance.

Grande Dame nodding on the bush

I can't say that I am, they just flop over from the weight of the blooms.

Absolutely gorgeous - blooms are so large and healthy!!

Thank you Denise.. the blooms and fragrance are to die for. GD also have a good vase life.

I agree with you Matthew... my second flush was as well... and now GD has went to sleep in our 100+ degrees weather.

For now I'm staking the new canes, hope she grows out of this! Mine is in its 2nd first year, I had to move it...

I absolutely love Grande Dame, even in my limited space I may just plant a second one!

I saw Grande Dame at a local nursery in May, now I wish I had brought one home! Lovely pics.

Grand dame is Gorgeous and Your garden is so lush

I have 6 of them... the fragrance won me over. Next time Krista! ... thanks rose_crazy..at the moment the majority of my roses have shut down for the summer due to the heat.

Very lovely!! Both outside and in!!!

Fragrance!!!!???? My Grande Dame is holding out on me!!

I love Grande Dame - but if it had fragrance too - wow!!!! Maybe the fragrance will come in next year.

Your bouquets are perfection!! You really showcase what a splendid rose this is.

Carol

Your GD is definitely holding out on you! :) I smelled her at the Columbus Park of Roses on a REALLY hot day and she was super fragrant and healthy looking. Much shorter than these pics, but I think many of theirs are recent planting.

Thanks April and Rosecanadian.. it really is a lovely bush as long as you dont mind the nodding blooms (which I dont) the fragrance, color and bloom form won me over.

Now I can't wait for the fragrance to kick in. That happens all the time for my roses - it takes a few years for the fragrance to kick in - maybe it's because we're cooler here??

Haku84 - I don't mind the nodding blooms either.

Carol