A neglected plant in my parent's yard near San Diego produced a springlike flush of bloom this January. I like the winter roses for some reason. Plant has a full set of new leaves, is even slightly bushy and has not received any pruning for at least a year.

Most of the year the plant is partly defoliated and flowerless. It gets no fertilizer, mulch or compost, and gets normal sprinkler irrigation a couple of times a week.

edited to add on May 11, 2020: it did it again, no pruning or fertilizer, went through an unattractive phase when all the old leaves turned yellow and dropped, but meanwhile had a full crop of buds in waiting. Been in full bloom a couple of weeks. Plant not bushy enough to look like a master gardener's plant, but has a full crop of flowers.

One negative, for untended plants like this, is old petals eventually fade white, looks unattractive until flowers shatter.

Nice plant. Healthy. A lot of blooms. Unfortunately, the blooms lasted so long and were so double that as they aged, they made the whole picture of it look really dirty :[

The color is not pure red. It was pure red with a brick red overcast to it. I think this rose would have been a big hit if it was less double.

A great rose. The blooms are very long lasting. I like the old fashioned look. The only "problem" with this rose is that there is absolutely no fragrance.