Every spring, I absolutely fall in love with this rose. The prolific blooms, the healthy foliage, and the drop-dead gorgeous flowers all win me over. But that’s pretty much it. Rebloom is SLOW and subsequent flushes are not prolific. In addition, my entire shrub is basically one very well-branched cane. It doesn’t look like a wimpy one-cane rose-that cane is thick and robust and from a distance, it looks like a nice full rose bush because of all the branching. I chop it back every spring hoping for more branching and basals. But the basal growth that does come up is very thin and usually dies back in winter (zone 7b). I’m just at a loss. I don’t want to remove this shrub, but I haven’t found a way to help it do better.

NJ/7b/alkaline clay

Dear Mr Rippetoe.
We are a rose nursery in France and I came across your Miracle on the Hudson some years ago. I am deeply impressed by it and it performs wonderfully on our climate, and, since we bought it so far, I was wondering if we could graft it for commercial use. If it was not to be patented in Europe I would indeed be willing to agree on fees. Also, I quickly looked up your other roses and some of them I would love to try and/or sell. If this is of any interest for you, you can contact me at contact@les-racines-du-vent.com so we could discuss things further.
Best wishes and congratulations on your impressive work.
Clement charreyron

This rose roots easily and grows well and vigorously on its own roots. My cutting is 2 years old and in bloom almost constantly during the season.