Planted it as a bare root in spring 2023. First year it just survived. Last year it grew but gave me nothing. Started to wonder if I'd done something wrong. Walked outside this morning and there it was. Deep red, fully open, petals like velvet. Put my face right in it and just stood there for a minute. The fragrance is everything people say it is. Heavy, classic, almost overwhelming in the best way
Two years feels worth it now. Anyone else have a rose that made you wait and then completely delivered?