I purchased this rose bush simply on a whim and because of the name not really knowing what to expect. The bare-root (grafted) was planted end of March 22 and then a very cold and damp few days ensued with a vicious northerly Mistral wind which took temperatures down to minus 6-7 C with a layer of frost in the early morning. Byblos slowly, very slowly grew and developed into a small 2ft tall fairly upright bush and around the end of June a bud appeared. Yep just one. And that bud must have taken at least 6-7 weeks to finally open but it was worth the wait. For that season we had just one very big and full rose with an amber-coloured centre surrounded by a deep apricot pink. The scent is extremely strong and even today a year later I am still struggling to really describe it except to say that it is not only pronounced but quite different from any scent of any of the roses, heirloom or modern, planted here. Some comments say it is fruity which may be the case but my nose and senses say the scent is actually like a perfume that you could buy; it is very strong. Now into its second season and again the growth of each bud is very slow. We had two roses mid June and now 26 July there are around 9 huge buds all ready to bloom and the upright bush is around 3 and a half feet tall and two feet wide. Patience is a virtue or so they say. Here it has suffered from bouts of black spot and now and earlier in the season I pruned back most of the infected canes and all appears well but almost all of the roses have suffered with black spot after a particularly humid May/June. There is a rose on Byblos as I type this.