This floriferous and fast growing rambler has become one of my favourites. I have grown particularily fond of profusely growing ramblers like this ,often referred to as monster roses, and I count a number of others too among my favourites. I planted this one some years ago, and to start with it froze back some in the spring. That was then. Now it has really "taken off" so to speak, and is starting to show its true glorious self, sporting canes,stems and branches in all directions. During the flush, which comes a bit early for a rambler like this, the thousands and thousands of flowers are displayed in such an eyecatching and breathtaking profusion that they almost obscure the foliage entirely. The plant is now covering most of an archway, and in addition to that, it is doing its best to outgrow an appletree. I picked the apples the other day. They are usually bright red on the sunny side. Only the sunny side is not there anymore. Most of them are pale yellowgreen. Only a few of them are blushing faintly. A friend of mine is set on planting this rose after having seen it in full flush in my garden, and I hope many more will learn to see the qualities of this and other" monster roses." Where am I going to put it you would say. Well, if you just have a small back of the house it is of course a bit difficult to squeeze it in. My garden is not more than about 750 sqare meters, and I have planted many of them, and I am still planning on planting more. Where? Up trees of course. If you have an old fruit tree that doesn`t give so much fruit anymore, and you don`t really want to take it down. Something from your happy childhood days. I say, give it a Paul`s Himalayan musk for instance to brighten it up in its old days. It will come to life again in a stunning explosion of roses, and what a glorious life that is. Finally to my fellow citizens in the Scandinavian countries I would say: I know most of you for some strange reason or other which eludes me, are scared of plants that grow too tall, to wide, too long, too much,too whatever. Don`t be. Try this one and you will be convinced. As a matter of fact, you will discover a whole new world.

The plant that Wayside/Parks sells as Paul's Himalayan Musk isn't correct. It's a large, vigorous climber with single (5 petals) small white flowers. Looks kind of like Darlow's Enigma on steroids. Just wanted to give Wayside/Parks consumers the heads-up that they will be receiving the wrong rose.