I don’t have Eustacia but GJ is I think, rather different in habit, being quite stiff and upright -it’s a short climber, really. I grow mine as a shrub in a large pot but after 3 years it has outgrown it. It regularly throws up long canes and I need to keep on top of the pruning to keep it within bounds. Great fragrance, fantastic first flush, but a hit and miss repeater afterwards.
I wonder if something like Boscobel might complement better in colour and habit? A deeper pink but it also has those warm tones in the centre like Eustacia. Unless you are really set on two pinks, Lady Emma Hamilton is compact, very floriferous, has a strong, fruity fragrance and might also work to pick up the apricot tones of Eustacia.
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That thought did occur to me too Janie B! A matching pair would be lovely. The only thing is that they are likely to be between flushes at the same time, but if you had the space you could add additional pots of perennials in front, to fill in the flowering gaps.
Mountainous Northern Catalunya, Spain. Hot summers, cold winters.
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I wonder if something like Boscobel might complement better in colour and habit? A deeper pink but it also has those warm tones in the centre like Eustacia. Unless you are really set on two pinks, Lady Emma Hamilton is compact, very floriferous, has a strong, fruity fragrance and might also work to pick up the apricot tones of Eustacia.