For anyone who has been wondering if this rose is Timeless Purple, it is not. A friend has been reaching out to many Monrovia reps and trying to contact the breeder and finally received confirmation that this rose is not the same. They received an email that says "When we originally sent plants to the USA for trial we had a number of selections. At Tesselaar we decided that NOA38121 [Timeless Purple] wasn't as disease resistant as we would like and decided NOA11356 was a better performing plant overall. Monrovia were happy with NOA11356 so we let them release that one under the Eau de Parfum branding. They are 2 different varieties, but we feel NOA11356 is the better performer"

In my experience (zone 9B so. CA) Wild Edric is quite a good cut flower in the house, lasting about four days and perfuming its vicinity. In fact the fragrance was so strong that I couldn't have it within four feet of me, and I don't have allergies. It's a crying shame that this rose is no longer offered in the US and from what I hear difficult to find in Europe. It's an excellent rose with no disease and very good rebloom for me.

what a rare beauty.