Let's see, I have Golden Celebration, L.D. Braitwaite, Mary Rose, Heritage, Teasing Georgia, Evelyn, Othello, Jude the Obscure, Crown Princess Margareta and Graham Thomas. I love them all but the best blooms I love are those from Graham Thomas and Heritage. However they are both stingy bloomers for me. Seeing them bloom is nothing short of a miracle. In terms of vigour, Golden Celebration and LD. Braitwaite (many years) are great in my area and it looks like Teasing Georgia and Evelyn will be as well (this will be the second season). If I could only add one more Austins, any of the following will be good for me: Queen of Sweden, Olivia Rose, The generous Gardener, Abraham Darby, Munstead Wood, Lady of Shalott and William Shakespeare 2000. But then again, as other posters already mentioned, it is very hard to choose just one more. I would suggest you research it more to see which ones does very well in your area. I am also picky with disease resistance roses nowadays. That is one of the big factor for me as I don't spray in my garden. Good luck.

Love the photo of graham thomas, my favorite too. I love how it fades out to that lovely buttercream shade. Rather than dingey cream like so many yellow roses. And that tea scent. He is surprisingly hardy here in zone 5 with minimal (leaf mounds) protection. My repeat is better with some than others. Although it is a blessing in disguise, we have sporadic rebloom in mid July/August because the reblooms just attract more japanese beetles here anyway. The austins come back into their own during cool weather of autumn here where the colors are more clear. The buds often freeze on the plant they bloom so long. Heritage is the only one that blooms all summer long, and of course, the beetles get the buds if I don't cut them and bring them in. Which that variety opens quite nicely indoors and doesn't shatter as quickly if you pick while in "almost open" bud stage.

Mine are: Jude the obscure (not a great bloomer yet, but that scent.) Just can't be without it. Huntington rose: such an overlooked DA rose in my opinion. One of my favorites. Does well as a cut flower IF you "cure" it by placing it in the fridge for a few hours. Just luscious full cool pink blooms. Darcy Bussel: for her constant bloom Jubilee Celebraton: no bloom compares as of yet Lady Emma Hamilton: her color, even her foliage she's just a beauty! I just ordered: princess Alex of Kent Moleneux Bell story Gentle Hermione Boscobel and Geoff Hamilton I'm seriously thinking of adding Evelyn and Alnwick to this order after this post. I have queen of Sweden and she's lovely but quite a stingy bloomer for me. Anyone else have that issue with her? Below: Huntington Rose This post was edited by dsd2682 on Wed, Dec 31, 14 at 11:15

I lived and grew roses for 20 years in Winter Haven and Port St Lucie for 10 years before retiring and moving to NE GA in 08. All the DA roses I grew were in PSL and grafted onto fortuniana root stock. Abraham Darby---Grew into a HUGE shrub. Bloomed profusely all year long Scepter d' Isle---I let it grow and staked the canes for the first 3 years. Once it got some strong canes under it this rose took off. Big, upright bush that blooms all year. I liked it so much I brought one with me when I retired. This is what it looks like in NE GA. It gets every bit this big in FL. Molineux---On fortuniana this blooming machine gets about 5 ft tall and easy 3 ft wide. It also does very well on it on root. 3'x3'. Own root, it does fantastic in a large pot. Pat Austin---What every one says. Can't go wrong with it. LD Braithwaite- should love FL. I got one from Nelsons on one of my trips to central FL. This is my bush that is 4 years old. Great grower and bloomer. Another great DA that loves Fl is The Prince on fortuniana. I had 2 by my front walk way in Port St Lucie. 6'x3' bushy bush always in bloom. Finding this rose is almost impossible. I lucked out and got 2 bush's from K&M before DA pulled the plug on it. If you can find bud wood, Coolroses might be able to do a "no name" custom graft for you. This is my 2 yr old The Prince. It should double in size this (3rd) year. It's already 3'x2', and the blooms smell fantastic.