Claire is one of the most prolific monsters in the David Austin kingdom. This is a nearly indestructible plant, capable of frothing itself over with surreal, perfectly formed blooms scented of vanilla buttercream (seriously — it actually does smell like vanilla cake frosting), with only one major weakness: it resolutely hates sun and heat. One of the bigger mistakes I’ve made was planting my “main” Claire in one of the sunniest positions in my garden, where it roasts all day. (I call it my “main” or “mama” Claire because a crayon sized root fragment broke off the original own-root plant in shipment… and gave me a “Baby Claire” which I’ve kept potted, in half shade, where it’s bloomed more often than its mother). 
- Claire is a garden rose, NOT a table rose. Yes, you can pick the blooms, but they will fly apart in less than 2-3 days. This is not a rose to grow for cutting a few individual blooms to sit on a table. You grow it for the sheer number of blooms it produces in a flush. I’ve seen many people complain in garden forums about the short-lived blooms; this is in my opinion not a fault of the plant, but simply a mismatch between the choice of plant and the gardener. (Elsewhere on this website, I will rant more extensively about this mismatch — it is exactly the same as people who chose the wrong pet for their home — say a Great Dane in a studio apartment — and then complain about the poor pooch being agitated).
Pros:
- Virtually immune to blackspot and other fungal issues (even when planted immediately next to varieties that are practically blackspot magnets)
- Huge flushes of blooms, sometimes with clusters of 6-12 blooms on each stem
- Blooms often show catalog-perfect form, with deep cups and individual petals arranged in perfect concentric circles.
Cons:
- Blooms are among the most short lived; one must remember it’s a garden rose, not a hybrid tea
- Hates hot sun, which will shut her down (but conversely, loves some shade)
My Source: David Austin Roses
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