Steve sends maiden roses. Here's a link to his description:
https://wiroses.com/what-is-a-...
Here is a series of pics of my Stephen Rulo from last fall.
This is the maiden. At about 2 o'clock, you can see the bud of Stephen Rulo peeking out of a slash on the multiflora stem
This is after I cut off the top of the multiflora bush, which is the root stock.
This is the bloom
As always, click on pics to enlarge