Someone that has Leander told me that she's thornless, but nothing is said about that here. Can anyone confirm this? Also, is there a climbing version of Leander, or can she
be a climber OR a shrub? Thanks for any answers...! She's certainly a beauty, and with good fragrance, one I'm definitely considering adding to our rose collection.

I recently saw a few Papa Hemeray roses blooming in the Tulsa, Oklahoma Rose Garden.
It was among the very few roses that appeared to be totally healthy, with no visible blackspot at all. Almost thornless, and the lovely single blooms were a bright "hot pink" rather than the red I'm seeing in photos. The center of the bloom is white...very similar to the appearance of the rose "Mozart". I don't know how old these roses were, but they were not at all tall, but quite spreading in growth habit. I hope to find some of these roses, as cherish disease resistance and thornlessness, and love the bright hot pink color, as well.

We went to the Tulsa Rose Garden today, in spite of it being a rainy day. Wanted to get some "hands on" research on roses for future purchases. With hundreds of roses there, just a few truly stood out to me with wonderful health, bloom and fragrance. I'm also wanting as few thorns as possible. To my amazement, I was blown away by a rose that had not one bloom on it. The foliage was 100% healthy, with hundreds around it plagued with lots of blackspot, which is a huge problem in our area. This rose had very tiny, very manageable thorns, beautiful arching burgundy branches with ferny looking foliage that reminded me of the mimosa trees from my youth. What a beautiful plant it is! Of course when I looked at the name plate, it was Father Hugo. Rest assured, I'll find a place somewhere on our small lot for this gorgous, graceful plant!
Barb