Eglantyne had proved one of the very best Austin roses in the perennially cool and humid climate of San Francisco. My plant has been in the ground for ten years now and has always been a stalwart performer. The flowers are just lovely -- elegant pale carnation pink, quartered, full of crinkly petals and richly fragrant. This is one of the most fragrant Austins I've grown and with a real "old rose" smell. The bush is vigorous. healthy and free of disease, which is saying something in our climate which seems to cultivate rose diseases better than roses. I have no problem with blackspot or mildew. I had a bit of trouble with rust when I had William Morris planted near it, but since I shovel pruned WM, Eglantyne has been rust-free. I get roses almost continually from April until January. The days with Eglantyne flowers greatly outnumber those without them during that time. And unlike others here, I have had NO problems with weak stems, nodding flower stems or any signs of weakness. The flowers last very well cut and the stems are long and perfect for enjoying indoors. What more can you ask from a rose? I can't think of anything at the moment.