SMB has been a pretty tough little rose. It's been more disease resistant than most purple roses I've grown which are notoriously disease prone. She has gotten some blackspot, but nothing to the tune of, lets say, Angel Face. The deer ate her more than once, and she's bounce back better than some of the others that were part of the buffet. The fragrance is great, which is a plus. SMB is in the upper tear of purples IMO, but Melody Parfumee' is still my favorite of the class, although she gets much larger than SMB.

I've grown a LOT of pinks through the years, and I think this is probably the best IMO. It has great coloring, it's not too difficult to grow, it has a great fragrance, and the flowers last a long time. I'd say Miss All American Beauty would be #2 for me, though she can be a stingy bloomer. A lot of people would say Tiffany is the best, but I think she opens too quickly. Belinda's Dream is easy to grow, but I find her a bit dull. Signature has my favorite flower, but she's always been very fussy for me to grow. Essentially, Pink Peace is a colorful, rewarding rose to grow that has some personality.

I've had this one for a couple of years. Everyone seems to love the flowers, though it's not my favorite. Mine does tend to blackspot here in Mississippi pretty frequently, though it trucks on with a lot of blooms. I do not notice any fragrance on it. It is a pretty vigorous plant, which is a plus. I'm indifferent to it, but because it blooms a lot and everyone else seems to love it...she stays.

I have Ay Caramba! and it is miles above it's parent Ketchup & Mustard IMO. It's also better than Burst of Joy which also has K&M as a parent. It was more vigorous than both and the coloring always got a lot of compliments by everyone. It's gaudy, and I like gaudy colors.