This rose is highly vulnerable to black-spot in my garden... To the point of defoliation even though it is planted in a good location with full sunshine. The rose immediately neighbouring it is doing splendidly.
The blooms are quite small... Too small for the plant and the form and colour also leave something to be desired. The blooms last long enough yes, but I'd rather more impressive looking blooms whether or not they lasted as long. Even if this rose were black-spot free and kept its foliage, I would still be shovel-pruning and replacing it come tomorrow... In my opinion there are MANY superior reds out there.
For me this one's a dog.

Very fierce thorns ... and a lot of them!

Just in case in some years people wonder where the name came from, and also as it's one of my favourite roses:
"During its nursery trials ‘Carris’ exceeded all expectations in its capability to re-bloom, which it does very rapidly, producing wave upon wave of brilliant scarlet. Re-bloom cycle is among the most important characteristics in roses, it holds the key to maximising effectiveness and performance in the garden .
‘Carris’ is bold and bright, suitable to plant in any situation, and fantastic for cutting stems for indoors.
Colour quality is rich and pure, the scarlet of the fresh blooms eventually softening to cherry red. Growth habit is strong, broad and freely branching. Foliage is glossy and leathery, forming a dense foil of mid-green as a background for the blooms. Resistance to disease is good.
The right to choose the name for this new rose was auctioned in a great flurry of excitement by Terry Wogan in November 2006, as part of BBC Children in Need on radio 2.
The generosity of Mr and Mrs Worrall secured a whole package of gardening delights, part of which is the splendid ‘Carris’."

HARmanna :
En France chez Edirose : DOCTEUR WATSON
- Maurice