Amazing! It is beautiful. What zone are you in? I wish mine would get that big..

Love it!

@hcarnevale - not sure what zone...I'm in SF,CA - it's a tricky zone/microclimate

That is absolutely stunning. Your roses are so fat and glorious! Can you pl share how you potted (size pot, soil etc.) That is such a hopeful photo for people interested in or forced to container garden.

Thanks @poseidonprincess & @moses, I'll have to dig up what size pots those were, I think I answered it last year accurately in another post...or I will go out measure when I have some time.

As for soil, I use EB Stone organic rose soil (blue bag) and fertilize about once a month to once every other month with Dr. Earths Organic Rose and Flower fertilizer.

I do spray with a fungicide (honor guard/propiconazole) ...I have to here in SF ... tried the organic bacteria based ones and oil based ones...they were no match to the SF fog,..had to use the -zoles...or rust and mildew would have consumed them...

Easy,

You certainly have a management system that produces outstanding results. Are you bothered by spider mites? I was hoping to learn how you battle them if you are.

Moses

Thank you for sharing the details of your pot culture. Is this in a Southern Exposure? This is really the most beautiful example of this Rose I've ever seen. Where have you been hiding it? LOL! :-)

Beautiful - I love both the rose, and how you trained it!!! Do you get the marine layer and/or coastal wind where you are? I get both, & am trying to figure out what roses will work best in my yard. Thanks! (btw, you're probably USDA zone 9, but that's just based on winter lows - it doesn't account for the colder summers in SF)

Beautiful! How big is the pot? I am in the process changing rose trees and climbers to bigger pots. I love TG too, but mine will never grow that tall here in zone 6a. Thanks for sharing.

@cyndita yes, I do get the coastal wind and fog (quite thick this morning), but the fog "usually" burns off around 9am and have solid sun for the remainder and then pretty windy every late afternoon.

@summersrhythm - I'll measure the pot when I get some time this week...

Thanks for all the kind and very encouraging words! :)

Wow! What a spectacular rose! Does it repeat well? I may replace my wimpy Thomas Graham rose with this rose

@karenPA - I'll have to tell you later if it repeats well. Last year, my first year, it only bloomed once; however, several others (in forums) said they had similar experiences with TG the first year and then it repeated very well after the first year. My fingers are crossed but won't know for sure until after this bloom clears...

Karen, Mine repeats slower than Mary Rose, it's about the same repeating speed as Graham Thomas.

That's a bummer! GT basically only blooms twice for me, spring and late summer. Is that about what you get with your Teasing Georgia, Summers?

Mine is in full sun, I give it Beyer's 2 in 1 for midge. and water it when I have a chance. Roses take a break from blooming when the temp goes high. You're in 6b, I am in 6a, the hottest temp around here is about 90F (only for 3-4 days in the whole summer), the high temp here is from 75 to low 80's, low temp is 50-60's at night, and we get a lot of rain from the Great Lakes. Mine is about 9-10 years old. I am wondering if your temp is too hot over there.

Wow yours is so beautiful!! What a risk you took planting there and it sure paid off. Mine is 4/5 years old and just a giant shrub . Sure is interesting how it can grow so different for us ! I hope it repeats well for you . FYI ..mine does. It only takes a week or two break to set new buds . Keeps on trucking and is one of my favorites for sure !

wow so young and so amazing.