This Blackberry Nip rose has been quite an eye opener for me this year. It was started as a budded maiden but when I got it, it was already topped and had started producing basal canes and it has not quit yet in the Fall of the year. The color is electric glowing plum with some hint toward a bi-color effect as there are natural shadings inherent to each bloom. The fragrance is wickedly strong and sweet which most people find quite appealing. For me it has been a very vigorous bush grower and flower producer as well. The form of the blooms is kind of all over the place so far as I get some with very good to excellent exhibition form and some with very mediocre decorative loose form. Either way, the color is still to die for. It has blooms on the plant most all of the time during the entire growing season. I think most everyone would really enjoy having this novel colored rose in their garden as it is still a good rose no matter what the color. It has stayed free of fungal disease and insect activity so far this year. At bloom life end, it cleanly drops it petals and repeats it's bloom in a very modest amount of time, so it keeps in flower all the time. You will enjoy this rose if you get it.