I think that's one of the most beautiful roses on Earth

Exquisite! May I ask about its health and repeat?

SaraAnn, beautiful blooms. Helen

Such an opulent rose!! I can imagine Empress Josephine holding one. Is there a better compliment? :)

Thank you everyone! Vaporvac, MEC is pretty healthy, it does blackspot some, but not that much. The repeat isn’t that great, it has a good spring flush, and usually in the fall will produce a bloom or two. Maybe I need to fertilize it more. It gets a pass, because it’s one of my first roses to bloom, when I am waiting for my HT’s, etc. to begin blooming, I can enjoy this rose!

Gorgeous awesome rose, is this a fragment rose!

What an absolutely beautiful bloom, Sara_ann! That right there is what makes so many Bourbons timeless and enduring!

Sara Ann, I "looked up" Madame Ernest again, and your bloom has a deeper, richer color than most on HMF. Plus the gorgeous thick bloom structure is also extraordinary. Diane

S-A, if you find a moment you might add yours to HMF. I agree with Diane that yours are really well captured and would certainly enable a lot of people to try this rose!