I know longer have our Thomas Affleck...Groundhog got to the roots and I never replaced the rose bush...

Anyhow I really liked Thomas Affleck but just never replaced it...Thrips liked that rose here..lol

Our climate is much different than yours though..

I think TA was bred for TEXAS climate...

Threads I made in the past on TA...

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/3966739/thomas-affleck

https://www.houzz.com/discussions/3929036/thomas-affleck

I knew you had this rose, Jim, but I wasn't aware of what had happened to it. You had such a great post showing the progress of TA from one year to the next. It looked so beautiful and then - kaboom. That was so sad. I'm a little worried since one person in your post said it gets mildew in CA; guess I'll just have to wait and see.

Ingrid- TA has been

growing in my Dallas garden since 2003 and has been carefree. He‘s heat tolerant, disease resistant and reblooming (when I cut the large hips off.). My mom grows him in KC, Missouri z6 w/ good results- has been cold hardy there too.

I have Thomas here and love him. Ordered another one this year, it’s one of the few I have multiples of. My weather is much different than yours though.

sabalmatt and Dingo, thanks so much for your input. It seems to be a good rose in very variable locations, and I'm especially glad to know TA is heat-tolerant.

Thomas Affleck is one of my best performing roses, but I'm in Michigan.

Interesting, color seems very bright. Anyone know What is the fragrance, if any like?

The color was one of the reasons I wanted it. So many of my roses are pale and I wanted some contrast. I don't think it's garishly bright, or at least I hope not.

TA is a healthy and good repeat rose in my garden. It seems like I got a full round of blooms every month. Fragrance is very light to my noise. I tried to post a picture but couldn’t.

Jennifer, thank you so much! It is a bright rose but it looks just right in your charming setting. I like the informal nature of the bush and the blooms, and the fact that it blooms a lot for you.

Mine has actually done well for years with much neglect. I suppose it’s been “too easy” to be my favorite, but he is great, heat and drought tolerant, never requires much attention. I’m in south Texas zone 9a.

Lesli, thank you; it sounds like the perfect rose for my conditions. It won't arrive until fall but I'll report on how it does as soon as it's settled in a bit.