I think it is a little more cold hardy than Celine Forrestier because Blush Noisette has endured two winters here without harm while CF failed in its first winter. It is evergreen in zone 7b and this helps it establish in dry soil.

I have a few reservations about it which stem at least partly from my incorrect expectations. I find it to be an awkward plant. In my garden it grew to five feet, stopped, and branched widely which was inconvenient because I was expecting a narrow climber. It creates great clusters of flowers, but its blossoms tend to dry out quickly in our low humidity climate. Nor do I find them especially pretty in color or in form. I find the fragrance sweet and simple, but not rich or satisfying.

I find it to be a good rose in a technical sense; but it has consistently failed to please. I'm going to have to move the two I planted, and I haven't thought of a new spot where I would be completely happy to see them grow.

Blush Noisette is small for us compared to the noisettes, esp. the tea-noisettes. This is a plus in a small garden. However both my plants are in part shade (6 hours of sun or less) and altho Blush Noisette is still healthy in this situation I have seen a much better floral display in full sun.
This is a great shrub rose.. but NOT shade tolerant in either of of my gardens.
If anyone out there is successfully growing it as a climber, let us hear from you!

I added this rose last year and its just wonderful. The cycle of repeat bloom is about every 4-6 weeks, and the blooms come in big clusters that have the sweetest fragrance. The smell is not really old rose or musky, it is just sweet. I had not really read much about this rose before purchasing it and mistakenly planted it where I wanted a climber to pair with the shrub rose Rosy Cushion, so now I have two shrubby roses side by side and no climber, but both are so excellent in the disease resistance and heavy bloom and repeat bloom department that I'm not unhappy at all with the combination. I may add a Celine Forestier and make a trio of it as I would still like a climber on that end section of wooden post rail fence. If you have a small spot and want a very reliable disease resistant cluster flowered rose with great fragrance I would try this one over most of the polyanthas or floribundas.

A great garden rose that covers itself with fragrant blooms in the softest pale pink, and just keeps going and going even in the heat of the coastal South. Establishes itself quickly in the garden and is carefree. This is one of the mounding noisettes and does not require support.