I have grown both and if I could only have one it would be Double Delight . I think that the fragrance is superior and for me it is a much smaller bush.

Thanks for sharing the comparison video

I had Double Delight for awhile. I love the fragrance and it can be beautiful. I agree that Cherry Parfait is a larger plant and by far. If you want a shrub, Cherry Parfait is that. I don't think CP has a fragrance but it's a fine plant.

Cherry Parfait

I think I have the same sentimental attachment to Double Delight as Ben. When we moved into a new rental in 1990 with some space, I bought my first 3 roses. A couple of years later, Double Delight was one of the 4 I added, inspired by one of my original rose mentors. I brought 6 of the 7 with me when we bought our house in 1997. I'd like to never be without it :-D

Double delight is the first rose I knew when I started my rose garden. It's the least healthy rose in my garden. Blackspot queen and needs regular spray. But I still keep it because it's double delight.

Hmmm...here in MI Double Delight has been a dependable rose for cutting. No real disease, comes through our wet cold winters like a champ; I have three plants & I wouldn't want to go without it.

Double Delight was one of the first HTs I grew, too. Oh, that fragrance!! With a few exceptions, I don’t choose plants with bright colors. I do have some bright, historical daylilies. And I adore HT Double Delight and Tea rose Rosette Delizy. Here in Portland, the latter two roses don’t really go all bicolor neon/firey red. That suits me fine. Our cool and cloudy climate keeps many of the photosensitive Teas and HTs on the muted side of vibrant. DD makes a manageable plant in the garden, she blooms a lot, her blooms are elegant and she’s relatively healthy (healthy for a HT). In Missouri, she’ll likely be a somewhat brighter, and very lovely, specimen. She’s perfect for a bit of pizazz in the garden. I‘d go for DD, Brandon. Did I mention the intoxicating fragrance? Carol

@erasmus_gw Linda, is EVERYTHING in your garden insanely beautiful?!?! I just finished recommending DD to Brandon, and then I looked at the photos your CP and thought, ”Wow! We should all grow THAT rose!” Carol

You are very kind, Carol. I do think grafted CP is a great rose, repeats in flushes, but it does lack fragrance. I don't have to have all my roses fragrant and the visual aspect has more priority with me than fragrance. I haven't given an own root plant of it a very good trial, but so far my grafted plant is much stronger.

Never grown DD, but I grew CP years ago. From what I remember, it had a lot of fungal problems and didn't grow well in general. To be fair, I don't baby my roses. I give them a good hole and fertilizer, mulch every few years, and if they need much further attention, they get replaced with something less finicky. So, if you take better care of your roses, CP might do well for you.