I grow this rose in zone 7b, NJ, in clay soil that leans alkaline. It flowers often and the flowers really do look like smaller Heritage blooms, but they last quite a bit longer on the shrub than Heritage. The color varies with the seasons, from a lovely shell pink in spring to a deeper pink in summer and a very pale pink in late fall. I don’t notice any issues with heat tolerance. However, this rose has struggled through winter every year, with some cane dieback in spring. It recovers ok. It’s staying pretty compact for me; it’s just barely 2’ tall. I’ll need to move it forward in the border. I do very much like the blooms on this one, so it’s a keeper in my garden.

I’ve bought three Marie Daly plants from three different sellers in the US, and not one of them looks like the pictures here. Two look very much like Marie Pavié, so I’m guessing they either reverted (is that possible?) or were mislabeled. The third is single-petaled. It’s a very nice shrub, thornless and bushy, but the flowers don’t have the same shape as Marie Pavié or my other two Marie Daly plants. Is it just me, or is it really hard to find an actual Marie Daly?