Gracin,
Hybrid musks will do well, so I'd say yes to Belinda, Buff Beauty and Prosperity.

I'd guess also that any of the polyanthas will do well, so yes to Caldwell Pink, Marie Pavie and Mountain Mignonette.

I'd think that Peggy Martin might do well; it seems to me to be a multiflora rose so probably will do well, but that's totally conjecture on my part.

The teas and tea noisettes might have a harder time here because of the lower sun and heat conditions.

If I were going to bet on one of them, I'd try the Monsieur Tillier. Jeannie, south of me in 7b, does grow a more teas than I do; maybe she'll see this and comment. I think her land is a lot sunnier than mine - so it kind of depends on the sun exposure of the garden. I have several teas, but they grow slowly here and have a lot more disease than mine did in the south.

I don't have good luck with chinas here, but again Jeannie or others might have a different opinion of Old Blush's chances. I recently shovel pruned 'Spice' the Bermuda mystery rose.

I've just started trying to grow some noisettes here so I don't know how they do yet for me. If the person likes that look, Natchitoches Noisette would be great one to try. It's sure a good rose in the south, isn't it?

Tausendschon should be great here, as it's a hybrid multiflora.

That leaves Belinda's Dream and Rosarium Uetersen. My personal opinion is that BD needs more sun than what we have here, but again, I think Jeannie grows it and it does well. I am not sure. I don't know about RU; I don't know anything about it.

Chestnut Rose? - well, I don't know, but I'd send cuttings just to try if the person likes species roses.

I hope your friend enjoys the cuttings, Gracin, whatever you send.

Thanks harborrose.

You're in a perfect position to know what will work!
My friend says that she only has 3 months of sun, so it sounds like her conditions are closer to yours than Jeannie's. But there still are plenty of good ones to send.

My Natchitoches Noisette isn't in the ground yet, but I have high expectations based on HMF photos.

Thanks again for your input !

Gracin

Gracin, if your friend would like to try Felicia, a hybrid musk, I have some rooted cuttings and would be happy to send her one. It has a wonderful fragrance. You can email me through gardenweb.

The Chestnut rose might work; as I recall there was a wonderful plant of it in a public rose garden in the Olympia, Washington area. I second caution on Teas, Chinas, and Noisettes. I never had the nerve to try them in Olympia; I think any heat-loving rose would need a heat sink in that area--a concentration of warmth and sun; paving around the plants would help--in order to do well. This is speculation, however. Gean's ideas sound good to me.

Gracin

I'm a bit downstream--Portland, OR--so my climate is a slightly different, but I thought I'd chime in since I'm in the general vicinity.

I second (or third) the tea rose nix. I grow some but not wisely and not well.

Hybrid musks are great. Chinas actually do fairly well here. I have one in my current garden and had several in my last one. Polyanthas are fine to great. I love my Marie Pavie! As Harborrose noted about her climate, multifloras in general grow well here, too. I have two Noisettes--Blush Noisette and Madame Alfred Carriere. Both are happy. These are, of course, two of the hardier, less fussy Noisettes.

The only gardeners I know that grow Belinda's Dream are those in TX.

Good luck with the pass alongs!

Carol

Hi Gracin,
I do successfully grow Chinas, teas, and noisettes. But with a big however. Full sun, southern exposure and an enclosed area. Also the house sits on a hill..
We bought this house used. It had been built by a contractor for himself. There is a courtyard in the back that is approximately 25' deep by 60' wide and is L shaped. It is surrounded by a 2' concrete footing with a 5' cedar cascade fence on top. The far side is the master bedroom of our house. It gets so hot as to be unusable in August. Yes this is the Pacific Northwest. Believe it or not he put a basketball court in the dogleg of this courtyard. How crazy is that?
Three years ago we began restoring this area by trucking in 3 dump trucks of garden soil, 3 months worth of horse doo and more work than Gary and I dreamed of.
So yes if your friend is blessed with this type set-up, it can be done. Obviously we would never have built this type set-up due to the major expense..nevermind we have no vision. The basketball court is still there cant figure out what to do with it. The concrete is 10" deep and measures 25'x30'.
So I grow the following in this area:
Mutibilis
Nahema
Fellemberg
Maggie
Old Blush
Marie Demae
Mons Tillier
Lamarque
Rosette Delizze
Mrs RB Cant
Georgetown Tea
And a few others whose names I cant remember...its dark out there not going out to read the signs.
Whew...that was a mouthful.
Oh Belinda's dream is beautiful here but gets BS.
Take care,
Jeannie

I am presuming that most of the replies above are from Western Washington state - is that where these roses are going? The Eastern half of the state has a much harsher climate - drier, and colder in the winter - just want to make sure you are all on the same page -

Jackie

Gracin's friend is in Seattle, Jackie.

Jackie - I don't think there is a zone 8a here on the east side :)

It's harsher, you're right. Cold and snowy in winter, how and dry in summer...but many old-fashioned roses do really well. And we don't mind the four to six weeks of bloom, with no rebloom. I mean, that's almost half our summer! LOL