it is a beautiful rose, congratulations! :-)

My Good As Gold has tiny blooms that open over night. It reminds me of a zinnia. I hope it improves or it is going to be Good As Gone!

Kentucky_rose -- I'm not waiting for mine to improve. It's soon to be Gone, and that's Good. (PS My zinnias are FAR superior.)

Well, that's what mine did too. Opened overnight. It lasted the day, and looks ok for tomorrow too. I don't hold my breath for it lasting much longer though.

Scott in PA

I almost bought Good as Gold this year, but decided against it since I already have several with similar colors. Instead, I got Coretta Scott King...she's unimpressive so far, but just a baby so waiting to see what she becomes in time. Some of my favorite roses were real duds their first year (and sometimes their second). I already had a replacement in mind for Singin' the Blues which was new to me last year and one of my worst first year roses ever...but she's been blooming her little head off all of this year and blooms are lasting much longer on the bush (last year I was lucky if they lasted a couple of hours). I don't think I'll be replacing her now. Pic below is from this morning:
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Gorgeous, pat_bama! This is the first pic I've seen that makes me think I really might want this rose!

Pat that is gorgeous. Adding her to my wish list. You can be so glad that you didn't spade prune her.

Scott

Beautiful, Scot! I like that bold color.

Pat, that Singin the Blues is lovely! I got Love Song this season and it looks very similar. It's been healthy and blooming well but the jury is still out.

You should never judge a rose by it's first year performance whether it's bare root, band or potted. It takes a rose a good three years to come to maturity where ever you plant it. I've had roses that were gorgeous their first year and then progressively grew backwards and ones that were complete dogs the first year and then turned out to be great! Give them time to prove themselves one way or the other.

Sat. I sp'd Good As Gold and no regrets!

Kentucky Rose,

Why?

Scott in PA

I wasn't willing to wait 3+ years with no guarantee that the bloom would look like the picture in the catalog. There was no problem with the bush. It was thriving and growing extremely well. I can't even say that the bud was pretty--it just opened up that fast! If I wanted zinnias, I'd plant zinnias and they would last a lot longer.

KT_Rose,

I understand, and thanks for sharing your experience.

Scott in PA

Thanks for the input on the roses everyone, it's valuable advice and comments