Purchased from Long Ago Roses 2012. First blooms are lightly scented and shatter very quickly- usually within the same day or by the next morning.
July 2013- No real change in size, but it's been in a shady place.
5/24/2014 - Planted in new garden. During high summer it will have afternoon shade.
5/20/2015- size about 2.5 x 2.5 , not bushy, more open. Bloomed well this spring.
2/6/2016- heavy bloomer. I really love this rose. 2.5 h x 4 w.
2/9/2017- My little plant grew quite a bit in the past year, and is now more than 5 feet tall and 4 feet wide. It does not have a dense habit at all, rather it has wide open arms. I have mine in a mixed border, and it does well. Drought tolerant. I don't usually detect any fragrance, nor is there a lot of disease noted.
5/16/2018- This has been a surprisingly vigorous rose for me. I planted it at the front of the border, thinking it would be a small grower. HA! It dwarfs Archduke Charles who is behind it, which makes the bed seem a little awkward, honestly. I wouldn't dare move it and destroy the magic though. Still not bushy in the least bit, which sort of works out, considering. 6h x 4w. As far as I know, this is the original Rainbow, and not Improved Rainbow or Moser House Striped.
7/24/2019- My plant got too tall this year, so I had to give it a light pruning this past May, and it's pretty much still sulking about it. It's really hot right now, so I'm not worried about it.
2/26/2021- Took a very heavy hit in Winter Storm Uri. We got down to about 15 degrees, only about an inch of snow, and stayed below freezing for five days. I lightly scratched a few branches, but no green. :(
6/28/2021- Tried to come back but the heat finished it off. Officially expired. I'm so sad!
