First year plant, arrived with some blackspot, and even in my very dry climate always seems to have a leaf or two of blackspot. Flowered once in the spring with small (2") blooms, rather ordinary in form and with very little scent. Average tolerance to heat.

Here in the high desert, flowers are not particularly beautiful. Fragrance can be strong and lovely at times, no fragrance at other times . The plant needs a lot of coddling to grow. Most of all, it is extremely susceptible to thrips and to dry heat. Many buds abort and those that do start to open turn brown before opening even when sprayed for thrips and heavily irrigated. Flowers turn crispy and/or brown within 1 day when they do open, particularly at temperatures over 80 degrees. Flowers can last a bit longer in higher humidity situations such as the rare rain here, and in cooler temperatures.This is not everyone’s experience, I see.