GQ - I don't wait until I found out how it does in northern gardens.. if I did that, I'd be waiting a LONG LONG time! I don't know where you are or what zone you are, but my Enchanted Evening didn't survive this past winter. I think it was in a bad spot, so I'm going to get another one & put it in a different spot for next year (2012). Koko Loko is blooming like crazy because we've gotten over 4" of rain in the past week.. rain water is always SOOOOOOOOOO much better than water from a hose! That, plus I've been.. er.. generous (LOL) with the MiracleGro this year (yes yes, I know a lot of people don't like MiracleGro, but my water table is about 500 feet down, so I doubt it's going to make it that far down). I have to deadhead this weekend the back yard.. everyone I deadheaded in the front has been growing like gangbusters with all this rain! If I can get Koko Loko to survive my winter this year, next year I'm getting Green Romantica. Yes, it's a zone 7 rose and I'm zone 5/4.. but lots and lots of my roses are zone 7 w/no problems. It's all about the mulch!
