Oh my gosh, what a gorgeous, impressive rose! It certainly has the ability to grow very large. I hope to see more garden pictures this spring, Jeri. With our ample winter rain this year I imagine it will be spectacular.

Beautiful! Thanks for tiding us over as we all wait impatiently for our roses to bloom in colder zones.

Wow! Jeri, do you prune it at all such as take out any crossing canes, deadwood, old canes, etc? Just want to know so I can take notes if I decide to get this one. I think my Portland from Glendora will have a similar growth habit according to Burling.

That's astounding!

My GHs are blooming too, despite it raining at least every other day for several months. Did not get any "care" yet either - we can only work in the garden if we stay absolutely on the paths, driveway, patio or sidewalk - the soil is like a water logged sponge. Only good news is that weeds come up easily. Both of my GHs are over 8 ft from the nearest hardscape, so they have been on their own, and are blooming anyway! They, and the banksia lutea, and a couple of old red chinas are leading the charge of blooming despite the deluge.

Jackie

Lisa, can you show me the canes of that rose? It looks mighty like "Old Town Novato"

Sure! I’m going to family coffee time, so I’ll snap a quick picture now, and if you need more later, I’ll take more. Thanks Jeri! Lisa

Do you ever get those long, decorative sepals?

I think so, Jeri. It’s hard to remember for certain. Not as frequently as I see on Baronne Prevost, as far as I can remember. I’ll look and see if it has any yet. Lisa

Here’s a cane that I really went sideways on it’s own. I didn’t really prune mine this year. I picked off a few ugly leaves and called it good. Whoever this is, it’s loaded with buds.
I’m not finding any fancy sepals. Lisa