Pictures of A Friend to All don't do it justice. It is a nicely balanced plant with pretty blooms- the kind you have to take a picture of every time a new flower opens. Gentle ruffling, clean shell pink with veining and a slight ENE feel. Classy! I like that look. John Shooter was proud of it and reportedly recommended it as his best dip. It was enough of an endorsement that I bought the plant and have not regretted it. My plant is still in a pot, so I can't really comment on increase, height, branching, budcount (which is unfortunate because the stats look great.) It has been hardy in a pot here in 7a, but, to be fair, almost everything is. In pot culture it doesn't reach 7" for bloom size.
I bought mine from Michael Bouman and was pleased that he noted in it a high level of resistance to rust.
