No wonder, with that color. I always fall for the purple ones, even though my garden is not the best place for them.

Had to look it up on HMF again. The bud stage is super cute, reminds me of a tootsie roll pop. One HMF comment thought the fragrance was similar to Madame Isaac Periere, if that means raspberry that is one sweet rose.

I haven't grown this rose yet, but I know our paths will cross some day :-).

Mudpie -- Our dogs have always rested under a rose.

Recently, we had to replace a rose. Knowing that Flash and Pixie were down there, DH dug carefully. He said, he got right down to where he could see Pixie's ashes, and stopped. Now, the old girls have "Dawn Crest" to decorate their resting place.

Gorgeous little souls.
Most of life I was barking up the wrong tree, the dogs always understood everything so much better and were waiting for me to catch on.

Jeri, this was on my 'must have' list at the first Sacramento Cemetary sale that Jim and I attended four years ago. Your recommendation put it there! I gave it another year potted up to build roots and it's now in the ground for two years and about 18 inches. Not sure she will ever get much bulk having to deal with our winds, however, heartily agree that her blooms are most gorgeous.

Where you are, it will need a little time.

For my friend Sally, in a hot NoCal area, it's 4-years old, and 7 ft. tall (or did she say 8-ft?).

Here's what it did for us, in a barrell, on a tuteur:

Jeri, is this Old Town Novato????

MIP is my favorite rose, mainly because of the scent and those gorgeous, fat buds, but it rarely repeats for me and is always covered in blackspot. If this one smells similar and repeats, I may have to find a spot for it.

DO! Check with Rose Petals. I think they may have it.

Susan -- That was "Dawn Crest," not OTN.