Well, I never even heard of it, but I don't try to keep track of Austins. The one thing I will say (other than it is pretty) is that since your climate is way warmer than where it was developed in the UK, you need to ignore the size claimed for it. Instead of 3 x 3, it might be twice, or even three times larger than that. Hopefully someone who grows it in a warm climate will respond on here.

Jackie

I don't know why I keep being seduced by modern roses when in the final analysis I always revert to growing old roses. I would grow Evelyn again in a heartbeat but she's difficult if not impossible to obtain now, and I seem to be looking for another Austin that's equally good even though my heart doesn't believe one exists. The Austins that everyone loves like Boscobel and Munstead Wood don't do it for me, and I'm probably better off looking for an older one. Oh my goodness, I just saw Regan's Nursery offers Bishop's Castle which I used to grow and love. Never mind, I think that solves my problem (assuming a problem even existed!).