I live in the same area as you do so, how about Grace. Pat Austin does well if you don't mind a rose that blooms for only a couple of days (really does better with morning sun only) but blooms continuously once established and even through the heat wave of August we had. Jude the Obscure (pink apricot), Papi Delbard, Oshun, Precious Dream (pink apricot), Louise Clements, Tamora. I have a preference for apricot and apricot pink blends so it depends on how much tendancy to orange you prefer. All of these are on the East side of my house and do hold their colors quite well. HTH.

I thought maybe it is just the OK heat! I have some new ones coming into bloom, so I will watch them and see what happens. We put down an extra layer of mulch too, you can never have enough mulch! I planted my moonvine because we are getting married in our back yard at sundown in a few days, and I was hoping that they would be blooming during the ceremony.. but I don't think that is going to happen.. Great vines though, heart shaped, perfect for a wedding.. :)

Lavenderlace and Ben, Thanks for your input! I shovel pruned Savannah because of its flat blooms. I couldn't stomach looking at it after a while. The flower color washed out to dead common beige, too. It also was touchy concerning winter hardiness...never came back strong enough in the spring to make much progress. I had great expectations concerning Belinda's Dream; planted four of them some years ago. In my garden it never got more than 14" tall growth by seasons end; dying to the ground every winter even with protection! They've been gone a while now. So much for her Earth Kind designation, as far as my garden conditions go. BTW, Carefree Beauty black spotted here with the best of them. The several I had great hopes for are gone long ago. Every garden is different. The factors that make or break a rose around here are typical of the North East: hot, humid summers; cold, rose killing winters, and heavy, clay soil. In addition, I garden about 80 miles south of the snow belt. The insulating benefits of snow cover as well as freezing and thawing, come and go all winter here, creating havoc. My USDA designation as zone 6b does not take into account the hit or miss snow cover, and unpredictable freeze/thaws. Zone 6 plants, perennials in particular, freeze and thaw all winter, and rot out by spring. It's more like a zone 5 here. Butterfly Bush, Buddleia, is a shaky bet to grow here. The dwarfs rot out in their first winter. Any fragrance type a rose has, and as powerful as possible is my war cry. The mix of every conceivable scent in the garden which wafts over to me seated in my favorite garden chair is what I covet. I like them all. Amazing Grace's scent will suit me just fine. I'll put down some Azomite mineral on AG. That ought to keep her blooms plump when vased up. Moses

For everyone who loves the color on Judy's Jewel, it's the same as on my intro, Dearest Valentine. And Dearest Valentine is a hardy dormant. Judy's Jewel is no longer being sold anywhere that I know of. The hybridizers, Bonnie and Stan Holley retired from the daylily business, and the woman who bought their stock is no longer selling it on the LIly Auction. (I have plenty of Dearest Valentine.) I bought Judy's Jewel because I wanted to cross Dearest Valentine with it to try to get a 7 inch or larger Dearest Valentine kid on taller scapes. Dearest Valentine's blooms are 6 inches. Although Judy's Jewel is registered with 28 inch scapes, it's never had that in my garden. Scapes here range from 20-23 inches. It's somewhat tender. Maryl - Judy's Jewel melts in temps above 92. Dearest Valentine doesn't, and you already have that one. Also, overwintering Judy's Jewel in a pot is dicey. I tried it's first year here and died back from two fans to one. And it took three years to recover after that. Dearest Valentine should overwinter for you with no problems. Dearest Valentine often has the triangular watermark, but not always.