My 3 yr old Plumie (Pink Perfection from Barb, via Detrick) is now (again) at the stick stage. About 3 ft tall. In the ground, as I mentioned. This will be interesting. I think we'll have a mild winter. Maybe that will be a nice boost for foliage and bloom.
Plus, it's in ground, clay like dirt where a climbing rose and two barrel cactus had lived. We'll see... like Dete says, maybe it's young and maybe it's hungry for something... I don't know what. PBNJ?