Nippstress, I grew Bad Worishofen in Alabama; what a sweet little rose. Most of my roses have not started blooming yet or the early buds have been eaten by the rats with long legs and flat teeth - but among the ones that are there that I make a beeline for every day just to see them again Wasagaming, a rugosa/bourbon hybrid, fragrant, heavy bloom ... Till Uhlenspiegel, a five petaled hybrid eglantine with a reddish/pinkish bloom. The bush is three years old now and has had a pretty good bloom this year. I can't wait until it is mature and covered with those blooms of such a striking color, So healthy, no foliage issues at all for me. Purple Skyliner, this rose is three now and just covered with small purple blooms and buds. My three Louise Clements are in a small hedge in front of PS. One of them has a a tangeriney-orange bud. I dream of when the three Louise Clements will be mature enough to have a full flush at the same time the PS is in bloom. Yumm, one day, I hope. For now, I love looking at the one bud and the Purple Skyliner blooms. Sibelius - love the shrub form and the multitudes of blooms it is covered with. Belle de Crecy - I cut three and put in a blue and white vase with some dark purple columbine; I just love it. That shrub is so generous a bloomer. Mousseline - this reblooming moss rose is covered with blooms. It is three now and I think should bloom off and on all summer. Ask me again my favorites when Heritage finally gets some blooms, when Munstead Wood blooms, when the rest of the gallicas and Henri Martin Bloom. Georges Vibert should bloom for the first time. And alba maxima should bloom soon; I love that rose. Okay, I am stopping now. But here's Wasagaming

Thanks Jessica for starting this thread. It was a good reminder to order some of these roses. I also think Mme Letuve de Colnet is gorgeous (she looks rather like Grandmother's Hat to me). So I sent in a request for: Mme. Letuve de Colnet Annapurna Florence Ducher Marie Robert Florence Ducher is named after the breeder's wife, always a good sign.;) Annapurna looks to be an excellent white (and I need more white roses). Marie Robert looks appealing and different than what has been in commerce as indicated on HMF. Melissa

The concern I have is the rush to assume that a found red Tea may be FD, while there are other "lost" red Teas. If you do an advanced search on HMF for red Teas, you'll find quite a few whose scant descriptions and few illustrations could also be possibilities. For example..... http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=21.60704 Or, perhaps this one, which was actually sold in Australia: http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/l.php?l=21.60962 Also, trace 'Papa Gontier' back a few generations and you'll see some other lost red Teas. I think we may be biased toward finding the true versions of roses whose names have been misapplied to others because we want to correct these errors. But those aren't the only possibilities. Regardless, that's some good detective work, Virginia. :-) ~Christopher

Jay - heavens, no worries about those seeds. I'd actually forgotten that was still in process, so whenever the spirit moves is fine with me. At this point, I can either put the seeds out to overwinter in my zone or save them for early spring to germinate in the cold, so take your time. I appreciate the offer! Virginia - that is indeed an enchanting photo of Radio, and I tend to drool over the vibrant colors that are often characteristic of Dot roses. Perhaps a factor in their limited commercial availability is a tendency to be fussy about their climate and not like many regions of the country. I think I've heard humidity and temperature swings can do them in for other parts of the country, and for me I can attest that most Dot roses aren't very winter hardy. Still, I have the Dot rose Intermezzo that survived the polar vortex, and it's a lavender of all things, so we can't write off any type of rose even with a shaky history of survival in our area. I would dearly love to see Radio become available, and I'd have to plant it and baby it several times before I would give up on its feasibility in my zone. Cynthia