What do you mean with "small" ? Dwarf rugosas grow about 4 feet here, but I have learned from this forum that they become larger in colder climates. They like shadow and dislike hot sun. I use them for northern exposure, with few hours of morning sun. Some china roses: minima (the name is well chosen!) but also hermosa (a recent addition to my collection thanks to this forum). Also, you could consider many creeping roses, which usually stay under 3 feet, some even under 2 feet. The Fairy, Knirps, Gartnerfreude etc And also the "compact" collection of carefree roses by Meilland (peach compact, white compact , etc). Other snall and easy roses by meilland are Anadia, Cumbaya, Sangria All these are usually sold as very resistant roses for an easy garden. I own only some of them (dwarf rugosas, ch. hermosa, knirps, the fairy, gartnerfreude, sangria) and they did not disappoint me. I am going to buy Chinensis Minima, sometimes called 'angel wings'. Looks very nice among rocks.

HEAT-LOVING, COLORFUL PERENNIALS: Achillea fillipendulina WOOLY YARROW Achillea ÂMoonshine MOONSHINE YARROW Achillea hybrids HYBRID YARROWS Agapanthus LILY-OF-THE-NILE Agastache aurantiaca ORANGE HYSSOP Agastache hybrids (many) HYBRID HYSSOP-MINTS Agastache rupestris SUNSET HYSSOP Alstroemeria PERUVIAN LILY Convolvulus sabatius GROUND MORNING GLORY Dietes FORTNIGHT LILY Eriogonum umbellatum RED-FLOWERED BUCKWHEAT Eryngium amethystinum BLUE SEA HOLLY Eryngium variifolium MOROCCAN SEA HOLLY Euphorbia characias wulfenii CHARTREUSE EUPHORBIA Euphorbia x martinii RED EUPHORBIA Euphorbia rigida MEDITERRANEAN EUPHORBIA Gaillardia x grandiflora BLANKET FLOWER Gaura lindheimeri GAURA Gaura ÂSiskiyou Pink PINK GAURA Helianthemum nummularium SUN ROSE Hemerocallis DAYLILIES Hesperaloe campanulatus PINK TEXAS YUCCA Hesperaloe parviflora RED YUCCA Kniphofia hybrids RED-HOT POKER, TORCH LILY Nepeta ÂSix Hills Giant GIANT CATMINT Nepeta racemosa ÂWalkerÂs Low CATMINT Nepeta x faassenii CATMINT Oenothera caespitosa TUFTED EVENING PRIMROSE Opuntia microdasys RABBIT EARS Opuntia violacea santa-rita BLUE-BLADE Origanum x ÂJimÂs BestÂ, ÂRotkugelÂ, ÂSanta Cruz ORNAMENTAL OREGANOS Penstemon barbatus BEARD TONGUE Penstemon centranthifolius SCARLET BUGLER Penstemon eatonii FIRECRACKER PENSTEMON Penstemon x gloxinioides (many) HYBRID PENSTEMONS Penstemon heterophyllus BLUE BEARDTONGUE Penstemon x mexicali RED ROCKS PENSTEMON Penstemon palmeri PALMER BEARDTONGUE Penstemon pseudospectabilis DESERT BEARDTONGUE Penstemon spectabilis ROYAL PENSTEMON Penstemon strictus ROCKY MOUNTAIN BEARDTONGUE Penstemon superbus SHOWY PENSTEMON Phlomis (many) JERUSALEM-SAGE Pyrethropsis hosmariense MOROCCAN DAISY Salvia chamaedryoides GERMANDER SAGE Salvia daghestanica DWARF SILVER-LEAF SAGE Salvia dorrii PURPLE DESERT SAGE Salvia ÂRaspberry Delight RASPBERRY DELIGHT BUSH SAGE Salvia reptans TEXAS GRASS SAGE Stachys albotomentosa HIDALGO Stachys coccinea HEDGENETTLE Stachys macrantha ÂRobustaÂ, ÂSuperba BIG BETONY Stokesia laevis STOKES ASTER Verbena bipinnatifida SPLIT-LEAF VERBENA Verbena bonariensis BUTTERFLY VERBENA Verbena hybrids (many) HYBRID VERBENA Verbena rigida SANDPAPER VERBENA Verbena tenuisecta MOSS VERBENA Zauschneria californica (Epilobium) CALIFORNIA FUCHSIA (from my CD) Joe

Kordes climbers https://www.kordes.us/collection/arborose Kordes sunbelt https://www.kordes.us/collection/sunbelt Lowe's is carrying Tangerine Skies, Quicksilver and Desmond Tutu this year. The others you might have to order online but it's getting late in the season for shipping so place your order soon. To figure out where to order online use https://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=2.65521.3 I grow mostly Kordes roses and they seem to be heat tolerant and disease resistant in my zone 7 a Maryland garden. David Austin also has some roses that are heat tolerant and get tall. You can find some at Lowe's or local garden centers or order directly from David Austin USA If you request their catalog there is a section with a list of the heat and humidity tolerant roses. I grow Lady of Shallot, Olivia Rose Austin and Munstead Wood. https://www.davidaustinroses.com/us/catalog-request

The rare cane breaks occurred with wind or heavy wet snow. I would have to stake all the tall canes to prevent this rare occurrence and I have too many roses to do this. I have just trimmed the broken spot and new canes have grown. Nothing has died as a result of a cane lost.