Colette has been with me for many years, first along the fence to the west of the orchard garden, and now in the garden in front of the greenhouse. This rose is supposed to be a big shrub or climber, but mine has stayed a bit anemic, topping out at maybe four feet and only throwing out a few flowers in June or July. The foliage doesn’t stay clean, but the flowers are a wonderful old-fashioned blend of form and fragrance.
My future plans for this plant are to feed it well and try to get some stronger branches on it and ultimately many more blooms.