Belinda's Dream is not winter hardy here. St. Patrick's hardiness is also suspect, 50/50 on those who can keep it and those who have lost it.

The rest of the roses on your list should do well. I grow OLoG and Gemini. OLoG bloomed through the heat of last summer. Gemini shuts down in late July, but does well in spring and in the fall. Watering more (if it has been dry) can help with rebloom during mid-summer. I only grow two red (one red, one red blend) roses and I don't get problems with petals edges crisping. My main rose bed it south-facing.

All of them will require regular treatment for blackspot, although OLoG, Easy Going and Livin' Easy are more disease resistant than the others.

Of course, you have to be concerned both about hot summers AND cold winters. I can't tell you much about the latter. Livin' Easy, Easy Goin', Gemini, Tamora, and Lavaglut all do well here, as well as Marilyn Monroe and St. Patrick, but of course you also need them to survive the winter.

To add options to your deliberations, have you considered any of the Griffith Buck roses? They were bred specifically to withstand Iowa winters but also have to make it through pretty hot summers. Do a quick key word search for Griffith Buck roses, and you'll find a bunch to consider. Several mailorder businesses are starting to feature Buck roses. I know Chamblees keeps adding Buck varieties, Roses Unlimited too. Just a few of the most popular Buck roses are Quietness, Distant Drums, Silver Shadows, Prairie Sunrise, Griff's Red, and of course Carefree Beauty--a.k.a. Katy Road Pink.

Heat is not an issue for y'all in zone 6 and below. Heat tolerance is a concern where there's persistant temperatures in the 90's & up. One summer in Dallas we had temps over 100 for 67 consecutive days! I grew Livin'Easy, Easy Going, Abraham Darby & Buff Beauty there & they loved the heat. SE VA is hot too, Golden Celebration, Tamora, Lavaglut, Frederic Mistral, Belinda's Dream and Quietness (a fabulous Buck rose) all love it here. I've grown roses in z6 Ohio too, and took extra care with Brandy, Color Magic, Paradise, & French Lace despite their tender repuations and it was worth it! I'll echo Mike's list of Griffith Bucks--all should be quite hardy for you and they're much easier to grow than HT's. And your current list is splendid-- which means I guess we have similar taste hee hee

Thanks for the quick replies guys.

Diane, what other roses do you grow in that bed that do well. Any austins/bucks. At my in-laws place, zone 6b central jersey, we have Queen E, Uncle Joe/Toro, Tropicana and day breaker in the south facing bed. I like Toro of the lot, nice bloom form, ok size even in the heat and nice glossy green foliage. No fragrance though.
Mike, this is my third year growing roses and I realized searching for an appropriate varieties is more than plugging in search parameters on hmf. I have ordered Earth Song from sequoia and really like the look of Distant Drums and Quietness. thanks for the suggestions.

Here is a link that might be useful: Uncle Joe/ Toro on flickr

I all but 2 of my 80 roses are in that bed.

I only grow 1 Austin, Heritage. It has done well, but is struggling under a lilac (not its fault).

Distant Drums is a real winner for me. Needs spraying, but I love it. Honey Dijon, whose color isn't always popular, was another great bloomer last year. Hot Cocoa is an excellent choice for the area. I also liked Soft Morning a lot last year. I grow a lot of minis and mini-floras. Conundrum, despite its propensity towards powdery mildew, was a star, bloomed as much as OLoG. Other really good ones last year (a mix of classes) were Marchesa Boccella (always great), Olympic Gold, Princess of Wales (the white floribunda), Summer Fashion, Sorpotimist International, Baby Faurax and Miami Moon.

I also have had good reports on Bolero (the newer one), Day Breaker, Elle and Eureka.

Take a look at the Kordes selections at Palatine Roses or Ashdown.

And the Knock Out series does well. Also Carefree Sunshine.

My Moonstone blooms well, but the bloom form is terrible, and I'm going to get rid of it this year. It takes up too much space to have such terrible blooms.

My country dancer gets all day hot sun (last summer was brutal) and bloomed like mad with no supplemental water from me other than maybe maybe once a week. the thrips didnt ruin the blooms. Great flower in heat or cold.

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Mine is a completely different climate than yours, so I can't give any recommendations for you. But your thread did make me think about my own garden experiences. For what it's worth (probably nothing for your climate), here are examples of the three categories in my own garden:

Heat tolerant:
Paul Neyron. Will tolerate the heat just fine. The plant will come back the next spring without any damage done after a scorching hot summer, as long as it receives supplemental watering. But during the heat, it will not be a pretty sight. Black-spotted leaves and few blooms. The next spring, it will be beautiful again.

Heat resistant:
Mrs Dudley Cross. It will still have beautiful foliage here, even in the heat of summer. The bush will remain attractive and graceful. It will compensate for the heat stress by reducing the size and petal count of its blooms, so they will not be as glorious as in the spring, but it will continue to pump them out all summer long.

Heat Loving:
Cramoisi Superieur. It will be as vigorous, productive, and beautiful in the summer heat as most of the rest of the year. Unstoppable here.

Randy

For the record, it is hot here in Zone 6 Kansas--much of July and August will be 100+.

Most of my roses take a heat break by late July, but if you like red, Crimson Bouquet seems to like the heat. Her blooms may be a bit smaller, but she keeps on blooming.

Elle blooms in the heat, but the edges will definitely singe if the plant does not have some shade later in the day.

Kate

This is great information!!
Barbara, we may get a week or two of 100+ weather but with the humidity, it feels much worse. I would take a two month 100+ dry heat over our humidity any day. I only have living easy and abraham darby from your list. Living easy is less than an year old, but AD has been a disappointment so far. Nice bush and good repeat but the blooms ball early in the spring and destroyed by thrips later on. My three year old Graham thomas fares much better but gets a little out of control. I gleaned the names on my list from older threads and hmf so probably you already grow some of these and wrote about them :)

Diane, a lot of new names for me and definitely something I will not find over the internet so thanks for that. I really like Distant Drums and now have to find a source which sells it on multiflora ( I think the canadian companies dont ship to US). I returned a Princess of Wales last year thinking it was not hardy. Elle, day breaker and hot cocoa are the only names I have heard/grown but I will be researching the others you have provided. Only if Day Breaker had some fragrance!!!

Ronda, I will have to put this one on my list as well. Do you get any crisping of the petals, hows the fragrance.

You can do Dr. Huey in your area, my DD is on Huey and it is just beautiful. All of the roses I named are only available over the internet, except for Elle, Day Breaker and Bolero. The minis are own root. Of the ones that I named, only Baby Faurax is on multiflora (Pickering). Marchesa Boccella was probably on Manetti, but you can get it own root.

I live in the same area as barbara and believe me there is absolutely no dry heat in these parts! Totally hot and humid all summer long mid 90's or higher June -August. We don't even get snow here really. Only 2 dustings in the last two years.

Sunni

Randy, I think most of the roses in these categories are meant for warmer climates, especially the heat loving ones. So they are going to just remain on the wish list unless I grow in a container. Thanks for the input.
Kate, I have read positive things about Crimson bouquet and heat so it goes on list as well. Just moved into a new house and an almost clean garden slate. I am thinking of planting a small tree on the southwest side but it will be a while before it starts giving any late afternoon shade.
Diane, DD is definitely coming home this season.
Sunni, that is definitely hotter than we have here, but you probably have a longer growing season as well.

Even roses touted as heat tolerant will take a break during long hot summers. For most varieties best blooms will be spring & fall. Here in the intense heat of the south, the colors wash out or change, and as I recall that doesn't happen so much in z6. Distant Drums is fabulous here & was in almost constant bloom. DD is so vigorous you might just go ahead and order it own-root from Roses Unlimited. (A better option than Edmunds/Jungs IMHO).

I have to jump in here and reiterate what Kate said earlier...Kansas, zone 6 has intense, blast-oven heat for at least 2 months each summer, yet we grow almost all the roses mentioned above. Blooms are larger in spring and fall, but "Strike It Rich", for example, bloomed all summer in spite of heat and dry winds. Most years we don't have a protective snow cover, so these same roses are weakened through freeze/thaw cycles, the occasional March heatwave and Easter ice storms. My red roses are worst at washing out in heat, but most of my newer roses hold up just fine. I grow every rose listed by the original poster except St. Patrick and Lavaglut. My Belinda's Dream has no problems with hardiness, but she never gets very big. My Austins get huge and seem to love the heat, and they are in a bed that gets no spraying and no winter protection. Carefree wonder and Carefree Beauty never stop blooming, even when I transplanted them in the middle of the summer. I spent many (miserable) summers in the New York/New Jersey area and I think you have a more rose hospitable climate there--so my advice is Plant Away! You should be able to buy most of those plants at nurseries near you. I find them here both at box stores and independent nurseries.
cindi

I have Frederic Mistral at the Jersey shore and it is a BS mess but it blooms like a champ and smells delicious. He is in a southern facing garden. Good luck!

cindi, your climate seems similar to what we have here. It has snowed only a couple of times this season and the snow cover has melted away quite soon. Over time I think I will be able to stick in 12-15 bushes along the wall. Initially I wanted to try some safe plants to start of with and over time will definitely try the borderline ones as well. I had thought with the microclimate near the south wall, I may be able to push the zone a notch or two with the plant choices but will have to wait and watch. I have 5-6 bushes next to the south wall at my in laws place and they come through winter green to the tip. The only problem is the crisping of petals on a couple of them. What are your favorite austins near the south wall if you check this thread again.

Ronda, I am definitely going to check out country dancer. I have an order pending at sequoia and will check if they have any left. Do you grow it own root or grafted?

Carol, I really liked the pictures and description of FM on hmf. How big does your FM get, rootstock and if you bought it locally?

I live in 5B/6A in northwest Missouri. I get a good dose of all four seasons each year which makes rose growing fun. I grow several of the roses you asked about.
Cherry Parfait took three years to take off and finally last year it did. It was covered in blooms all year despite the BIg Easter Freeze. Too bad it doesn't have any fragrance.
Gemini is an all-around super hybrid tea in all seasons. It blooms continuously and the bush stays very healthy and hardy.I grow two bushes which isn't alot compared to some, but plenty for me. I just wish it were more fragrant as well.
Marilyn Monroe is a really nice (thorny) hybrid tea that really does well even in the heat of summer. She seems to really appreciate the heat and it has no affect on the size of bloom. This is a real winner. BOth of my MM bushes have proven to be winter and freeze hardy so far. One bush is four years and the other is three.
St. Patrick is Marilyn Monroe's pollen parent and I think that it where MM's heat loving came from. St. Patrick grows exceptionally well in the hottest of summer. The heat seems to bring out the green in the blooms of St. Patrick. It too is somewhat thorny though not as much as Marilyn. Folks warned me that St. Pat was winter tender but that hasn't been the case with my lone bush of SP in it's four years in my garden.
Fredric Mistral is a growing monster and produces lots of very fragrant and pretty medium pink blooms in the Spring and Fall of the year. It is somewhat slowed down by the hottest part of the summer and the blooms are smaller. However in the Fall it picks the pace back up and really takes off again. I am planning on moving my FM from it's current bed to a location all by it's lonesome because it grows so huge by the end of Summer heading into Fall. I may purchase another one or two and make a mass planting of FM all by themselves as I think it would be very lovely to look at. It would certainly be large enough to catch your eye, that is for certain.
Our Lady of Guadalupe is one of my favorite roses. It is super healthy and the bush grows quickly to it's maximum height of about 3 1/2' in my biggest bed. It is always covered with beautiful silvery medium pink blooms that last a long time on the bush but really don't make that good of a cut flower as they don't last long in the house. There is little to no scent which is it's only real setback as far as I am concerned. This is an excellent rose for the garden. This is another rose that if planted in a group would make a gorgeous mass planting for your yard. I would recommend this rose for anyone who likes good pink floribundas.
John

Own root from Roses Unlimited

Greensingh:
My Freddie is around 7 years old. It is grafted and I don't know what rootstock it grows on. It came from Wayside. I have two and they are about 5-1/2' X 4.' I can't spray them early enough in the spring to stop the BS before it gets started. It is a mess but the blooms more than makes up for it. I think it bloomed way into the fall. I don't know where you could find it locally. You may try Pope's or the other large nursery further south on 295 - the name escapes me. I hope this helps.

I know hot and humid. I also know incredible thrip problems. Someone in your zone my be able to help with the winter issue. But here, one of the best whether it's January or July is the Austin Mary Magdeline, never stops, lovely peachy blooms, nice musk fragrance. Roses around her are destroyed by thrips and she doesn't seem to even notice them. It's not a good rose, but a great one for me.
Nancy

Seems like everyone has hot summers, lol.

Of the ones on your list I grow:
Cherry Parfait, although new this year
Gemini
Golden Celebration
Lavaglut
Tamora
Living Easy
Easy Going
Marilyn Monroe

Although I don't grow St Patrick, it has an excellent reputation for tolerating our heat.

Lavaglut, Easy Going and Golden Celebration still manage to put out some rose-like blooms in July & August. Tamora shuts down bloom production in prolonged heat. You didn't list Prospero, another small Austin that seems to be more heat tolerant than most.

John, thanks for the informative post. I am pleasantly surprised by the hardiness reports on MM and StP. I may try one of these. Also I am looking to grow one of Cherry Parfait and Gemini.

Carol, I can tell that you love your Freddie :) Popes is just a stone's throw away, with a really strong arm ;) I didn't know they carried roses!!

Nancy, I was looking for input on Austins since they are fragrant and bushy. I will check this one out, thanks.

lol @ moroseaz. Theres hot and then theres hot and then theres hot and humid :) Your summers are at a different level altogether. Thanks for the heads up on Prospero.

Speaking of fragrance few of the listed roses can beat Frederic Mistral in that department. And FM loves heat it just also needs water to bloom well. Good cut flower too.

Cherry Parfait is more blackspot tolerant than most here in this coastal steam bath, it gets anthracnose or cercospora late fall but it is true bloom machine; no fragrance to speak of but the blooms last long if cut.

One of my best floribundas is Our Lady of Guadalupe
Lavaglut must be very good in your climate if it does so well here in zone 8.

Tamora is one of the worst blackspot offenders I have seen in years. Prospero is a much better Austin here, and I am happy to have Sharifa Asma although I got a weak plant years ago. Of the newer Austins namely Christopher Marlowe and Jubilee Celebration (both are so-called New Generation ownroots) have better than average blackspot resistance and they bloomed all season. Abraham Darby has fantastic fragrance but must be sprayed and tends to get botrytis fast and soon. Others have negative experience with this rose but Geoff Hamilton (grafted on multiflora) does very well for me, blooms a lot very bushy but also very tall; thrips love it though.

Tamora has been a disappointment-- the blackspot, slow/poor rebloom. If I were to rank all the roses I am growing and have grown, Tamora would be dead last. I was advised to pamper her and step up the feeding a lot & I'm going to give that a try. She's on probation. Austins are so variable-- both Tradescant & Golden Celebration are just WONDERFUL here, and reasonably resistant to my surprise.

ceterum and barbara, thanks for the input on the Austins. Thats another vote for Prospero and OLOG. I liked the look of Tamora but seems like it is not very robust. I was considering one of St. Patrick and Golden Celebration. GC is very highly rated on hmf but seems to be a nodder. I wonder if stems get stronger with age!!

LOL, just to let y'all know everyone doesn't have hot summers :) We howl about the heat in August (the only month we haven't had snow) but the average temperature for the month is on the south side of 90°. The roses don't wilt if we have 2 consecutive days over 100° but we do.

Thanks for the comforting thoughts dave. Now our summers will feel like a breeze :p I have seen your garden pics and they were amazing.

Deb is laughing at the tongue sticking out :) She says I deserve that. I do appreciate the summers here after raising roses in an oven (Sacramento) for 20+ years. Thanks, glad you like the pics.

In my zone 6b Pennsylvania garden, I grown Gemini, Tamora, Lavaglut and olog. I have a friend in the same zone (near me) who has Cherry Parfait and a DIL who has Frederick Mistral.

I'm thinking you might have slightly more humidity than I. My gardens are all day south exposed full sun.

Gemini is a wonderful rose and does quite well, even with disease resistance, but like Diane NJ say, it shuts down over the very hottest, most humid part of the summer. Winters, it seems quite strong.

Besides being very small, Tamora doesn't do so well in the heat and humidity either and is more prone to black spot. I'm not as thrilled with this rose as I could be and it suffers from winter die back.

Frederick Mistral also suffers from winter kill, but not to the extent as Tamora. It is also a larger bush, more heat tolerant but still prone to black spot.

Cherry Parfait, olog and Lavaglut are all outstanding in the gardens around here. Cherry Parfait is more prone to black spot, but is winter strong. Olog and lavaglut will get blackspot in my garden toward the end of the season and I do spray, but not as regularily as some of the others.

Remember to keep Tamora, olog and Lavaglut toward the front of the bed since all these roses have a tendency to be squatty. Tamora looks more like a miniature except for the leaf and bloom size. The plant is so extremely tiny.

This is just my take. All roses act differently in different areas.

julie, I am about 20 minutes west of philadelphia also zone 6b so the climate is probably close. Good to hear positive reports on FM, gemini, olog and cp. My concern with roses on the south side is that the blooms crisp even before summer hits in full force. I am okay with them taking a small break during the hottest part. Thanks for info on the sizes as well.

Greensingh,
My Austins are out in the open, and none crisp in our dry heat. Unlike the others, I have good luck with Tamora, but those 3 bushes are under a small cherry tree. I don't spray any Austins, either. The best is Heritage, but Sharifa Asma, Golden Celebration, The Prince,and the rest do fine. My only complaint would be weak stems.
I've killed the Dark Lady twice. I think I had virused plants to begin with. I love the blooms so much I'm looking for another one from another source. The only roses I grow next to a brick wall are on a west side, and they hold up well--that's Tropicana, Blaze of Glory and Sheer Bliss, believe it or not. They do get morning shade.
Last year, I found good newer roses (double pink knockout!) at Feeney's Nursery in Feasterville, Pa, which shouldn't be too far from you.

Heritage has handled the summer heat well here too.
Golden Celebration does okay too.

Randy