It's truly an outstanding rose, and your picture captures its beauty perfectly.

So pretty! I was recently sent a little plant of this which may not be hardy in my zone. Do you think it's realistic to keep it as a pot pet? Your picture make me really want to try!

Mine is still small but is showing a pink tint in some blooms and a yellow tint in others.

Your Devoniensis is gorgeous, Sheila. Tell that geranium to back off! ;)

Vaporvac, I know that this rose can eventually get very large, so am not intending to keep it in a pot forever. It has a reputation for building size slowly, so I thought I'd get a small one and grow it in a pot until I have a more permanent place for it. You'd probably be able to keep it in a pot for quite some time if the pot was big enough.

The picture at Mottisfont does look like Devoniensis -- the blooms at least. If that much bare cane is typical for it as a climber, it might be best planted behind another large rose bush (or similar) where the floriferous part would be visible but its "legs" would be screened from view. I'm optimistic about how it will look as a bush as it matures. The foliage is dark, and starts out as wine red -- which looks great with its pale blooms. It starts out so small... surely you have room for the bush form somewhere in your garden?