Just wanted to say that the official description here from Chamblee's says that this rose is fragrant and produces hips, but that really is not the case, at least not in my experience. We got ours from Antique Rose Emporium and they list it as having no scent or hips and that is essentially what we have found. This is, however, the ultimate vigorous, hardy rose, but definitely prone to fungus in the rain - although it seems to simply shake it off, never loses a leaf, and new growth is unaffected.

Ours blooms heavily in the spring, lightly in the fall, and so far, nothing in between, but this is only our third season with it. That, however, is what we have expected based on the descriptions from the commercial growers and the Peggy Martin website.

Also, I've grown Pinkie in the past - had an enormous Pinkie climber at my former home, and I definitely agree, they may look the same to the casual observer but they are very different to someone who knows their own roses..... I can tell the difference immediately, but I can't tell you how many people have seen our new Peggy and have asked, oh did you dig that up and bring it with you when you moved???? (No, we didn't!)