A very pretty rose - excellent composition. Good for you!

-MargieNY

Gorgeous shot, Ann. This is the photo that sent me on a search for this rose when you posted it in the forum. You've managed to show how beautiful the rose blooms are in every stage, from bud to near-shatter point.

Thanks Margie and zuzu! It's always a surprise to win something but I'm grateful.

zuzu - Mitsouko came from Palatine a few years ago. I think they periodically offer it but it's been absent from the website for the last couple of years. Mitsouko is very prolific and long lasting. The photo is of single spray displaying the various bloom stages. Mine is fragrant when it's humid which is rare and the fragrance is moderately sweet. A friend grows this rose in Livermore and says it's always fragrant for her with a pink Starburst candy smell. If you get this rose you'll need space because it gets very wide all the way around so it has a big circumference.

Thanks again!
Ann

Very Lovely Ann!
if only I had the space