Not me but I hope you find the person.

Thanks Karl. I wish I could remember the name of the poster. I would happily respond:0) They were asking me what roses worked best for our area.

Well, you could just post them here! :)

I'm also a zone 5 grower and will be putting in some new roses in a couple weeks. I'm a novice and only have 10-12 varieties of rose on my property right now, so I'd be happy to see new suggestions.

I am by no means a rose authority, but I can tell you what has done well here. My biggest rose: Teasing Georgia. It dies down to about a foot tall with little protection other than oak leaves that get snagged and overwintered. My most neglected, but survives well is Geoff Hamilton. He resides on the east side of my house in a sheltered area & does quite well in spite of my neglect.

My roses I have multiples of: Double Delight(2), Melody Parfumee (3), Abraham Darby (3), We Salute You(2), Fragrant Cloud(2) & Disneyland (2). Disneyland is about to be dug up in both spots...started out beautifully, but is now a gangly black-spotted mess every year. These were from a local nursery & were beautiful when I first planted them, sigh..

Melody Parfumee has to be sprayed reliably to avoid bs, but she grows over 5ft tall & smells so delicious. I put up with her fussiness. Abraham Darby also has to sprayed often & has wimpy little stems. But he smells soooo good.

Double Delight is just a workhorse with good color & fragrance. But DD doesn't care too much for Daconil. We Salute You is a beauty with little fragrance. But I am a sucker for that hot pink w/ orange!

Fragrant Cloud (2) is another rose that does well here. And again the smell...Do you see a trend:0) I also have 2 Dolly Partons. They remind me of Fragrant Cloud but are more red.

Ebb Tide is another reliable, fragrant rose here. I should have more than 1 of these...

Miss All-American Beauty (2) makes a lovely cut rose. If you like orange, I grow Oranges & Lemons. And I also have 4 Remember Me's. I love the way they change color as they age, though they are a bit on the prickly side.

I have 2 Paradise. This is a very unusual bloom...

Ones that haven't survived:0( Tried Brass Band twice..It just doesn't care for our climate. Hot cocoa is hanging by a thread right now, but has done okay in the past...Lost a Distant Drums...which confounds me because it is supposed to be cold hardy...Lost 2 Outrageous...really wanted that one! Lost Mardi Gras after first winter...Gold Medal gone too, but it was a cheapy discount rose..Angel Face was just too stingy w/ blooms & too high maintenance..Also About Face, another interesting one that just didn't care for the climate here..

Few others that have survived around 7 years...Scentimental, Heaven on Earth (2, everyone should have one), Electron (2), Honey Bouquet, Mis Behavin (though she almost succombed to the winter she came back & she lives up to her name, not fussy at all)...

Some I have only had 2 years, but like: Tamora and Tiffany. They are both content so far....

I know there is a lot of names there, sorry if I overwhelm. I know there are some that I am leaving out too:0)

Would love to hear from other zone 5's!

Thanks!! It's definitely not too many - I will enjoy looking them up. I go more for looks than fragrance. My nose just isn't that sensitive.

I had a nice list of what roses I had planted, but my hard drive died and that list wasn't saved. Unfortunately, my memory isn't great either because I have two beautiful pink roses outside my front door and I would love to know what they are but I cannot remember.

I do know I've planted some Graham Thomas (probably my favorite flower), Nearly Wild, Blushing Knockout, Seafoam, and Dublin Bay. But there are 3-4 others that I cannot remember.