Molineux is one of my favorites also--I have 3 in my zone 6 garden. Mine grow about 3ft tall x 2.5ft wide. I cluster my 3 together--about 18 in apart planted in a triangle--so that it looks like one wider bush. Makes more of an impact that way.

Molineux isn't the most bs resistant rose, nor is it the worst. In my garden it has above average bs resistance--but that is not "excellent" resistance. That means I might have to spray it a couple times each summer.

It may change color during the growing season--sometimes more yellow/whitish yellow; other times more golden yellow with apricot highlights; occasionally almost an apricot-pinkish color.

Here is one of my favorite photos of it from last summer. This summer the color has not been quite so intensely golden yellow/apricot--more a relaxed yellow--but I haven't taken any pics this year yet. (too hot out there!)

I really love this rose--wouldn't be without it! You should get 1-2 more and plant them in a cluster like I did.

Kate

Your Mol is beautiful Vaporvac!

It's my favorite rose, I judge all my other roses by it. :)

I planted mine last June and it's a healthy 3x3 bush happily growing in a pot. It's healthy and very floriferous. It's quick to repeat and the heat doesn't slow it down at all, flowers do get smaller though and will fry (90s temp but 100+ with reflective/radiant heat in my urban swamp). Basals break easily, and last winter I had no die back whatsoever, as a matter of fact it kept all its leafs all winter. I upgraded to a bigger pot this spring and damaged some roots in the process, Mol did not skip a beat, I don't think he noticed.

Lovely. Just the kind of color I like.

DB I have seen your grouping when researching Mol; it's one reason I ordered her! J, your Mol is exquisite! I'm sad to hear about BS because I was really hoping to plant it in my newly exposed full-sun area that's very visible from the street. In fact, it borders the sidewalk. I want something fairly carefree for this spot and have been dreaming of planting multiple Mols with maybe Cl. Night Owl on the eventual iron fence. I had placed her there in her pot and she just woke the area up, and also looked very pretty with the daylilies and black-eyed susans visible in the background. I swore I would NOT plant roses in my front, but now it's the area with the most sun all day, all year, so I'm rethinking that stance.