I love this rose! It's a beautiful plum color (that my camera just won't pick up) that starts that color and ends that color--in full sun! In my hot and humid Virginia weather this bush, a band planted in April, has been disease free. The mature leaves are a beautiful dark green color and are a nice backdrop to the blooms. If you want a no-thorn purple rose then this is not it. It has a decent number of thorns, though not as many as Hot Cocoa, Deep Secret, or Kashmir. In my opinion, the thorns that it has are worth it for the bloom and leaf color and disease resistance. It really doesn't require a lot of maintenance either, so the thorns haven't gotten in my way. I can't wait to see what changes it makes when it's more mature next year!

P.S. Another great rose purple rose that I recommend is Poseidon, which has also been disease free. Poseidon is closer to lavender in color, whereas Plum Perfect is closer to, well, plum. Both roses retain their color very well in full sun (they start out their correct color and retain that color, or something close to it). Neither rose fades much.