I read in the Jung Seed catalog that Chihuly is for Zones 5 - 9. I was thinking of ordering it.

My two Chihuly bushes have done very well in my midwest zone 5/6 garden over the winter until this spring when a late freeze caught everything just as they were all breaking dormancy. All my roses were affected and my two Chihuly bushes seem to have been decidedly hit harder than most. I am not sure yet that both are still alive. I am just waiting to see how they respond if they do at all.
I really like this rose and so do my neighbors and will replace it with like bushes should these not survive. Like I said, they have been fine in previous winters and were this one until this freak 5 day long temps in the single digit temps to around 20 degrees after they had already broken dormancy.
UPDATE 1/2010 I am very pleased with my Chihuly bushes. They have responded well to winter even with no protection provided by me. THey continue to be very vigorous growing and blooming and disease resistance for me has been excellent. I am currently stratifying some seeds from it crossed with Day Breaker and hope to have some nice seedlings to share from the cross. I have two Chihuly bushes and am planning on ordering a few more this next year for hybridizing purposes. I planning on crossing it with Day Breaker, Vavoom, Gingersnap, Hot Cocoa, Moondance, and Honey Perfume. I may try a cross with the r/w striped Scentimental to see if the striping gene comes through. I think this could be a very nice cross with just a little luck.
John