I asked at St. Lawrence Nursery and they said there are none this year. Something about production being low in Canada or a crop failure. He said maybe in 2010. The only one of the "Romance" series I've seen is Carmine Jewel from Henry Field's. Here is a link that might be useful: Carmine Jewel Dwarf Cherry

Patrick I love apricot color roses, I initially thought about Dudley Cross. I haven't grown it, but I heard it does well in our area. Then I had a better thought....how about Jude the Obscure? An Austin, not an old tea rose, but I think it would meet all your criteria. It is the right color, an amazing fragrance, it grows into a nice bush, and seems pretty impervious to blackspot. I may spray it once or twice during the season, but I think I could easily grow it no-spray. Ooh, the fragrance...when it is in bloom, people just stop in front of the house and enjoy. It's my favorite rose, I call him my faithful friend Jude Are you feeling enabled yet? (turnabout is fair play!) Basil

Good question to ask here on the Antique Rose Forum, Aimee! I enjoyed reading the answers of other ORG lovers and discovered some really exciting roses this way for myself! Here is my input: Hybrid Teas: Anna Pavlova. This one is a real gem in my opinion that found its way into my garden by accident. I do believe it is a rarely grown HT even though it was just released in 1981, that deserves more attention. Very beautifully formed, pale pink, full bloom and a surprisingly strong damask fragrance to die for. Frederic Mistral. A winner in my garden, light warm pink color and strong fragrance. Vigorous grower. Memorial Day. Deep pink color, huge blooms with a very intense perfume. Moonstone. Huge and I mean really huge classic white HT blooms with a pink edge. Very good cut flower. Unfortunately I only can smell a very faint scent. Mr. Lincoln. Dark red, that fades to blue-ish red, which I love, with a super strong fragrance. If you are looking for a red rose to give to the very special person in your life, this is the one. Pope John Paul II. My favorite white modern HT. The flowers are humongous and the fragrance knocks your socks of and is wafting. Vigorous rose in my garden that has been never without flowers since the first flush this year. Floribundas: Iceberg and Iceberg, climbing. I love them because they are so floriferous here in SoCa. Always give you a reliable punch of white color, where you need it. Only flaw in my garden susceptible to mildew at certain times of the year, but the advantages outweigh this drawback. Nimbus. Very unusual flower color. Brownish-mauve at times. It is a very special interesting rose, that I am sure will not be loved by everyone, but if you are into unusual colors it might be the one for you. Our Lady of Guadalupe. Silvery shine on cool pink flowers that open in a very elegant way. Grandifloras: Sweetness. Relatively new introduction. Produces very beautiful lavender colored blooms with a strong fragrance. What stands out for me is that this rose is completely healthy in my garden. That is very rare for a lavender colored rose, which are known to be disease prone. Shrub Roses: Belindas Dream. Very awesome, full pink flowers. Strong fragrance. Cymbeline. Older David Austin rose with a very unusual elegant almost pink-grayish color, that is hard to describe. Eden Rose 88/Pierre de Ronsard. To me one of the most beautiful modern roses with an old-fashioned look. Flowers are large, cupped and very full. Color is a creamy white with pink in the center. Even though many people claim that this rose has no scent, I can clearly detect a pleasant, mild, fruity, fragrance. Pretty Jessica. Small bush with exquisite, clear pink, very cupped, flowers. I like that this rose doesn't get the monster size of many other David Austin roses. Scepter'd Isle. Very elegant, pale pink, cupped shaped, flowers with a strong myrrh fragrance. It shows it yellow stamens in a very charming way, when the flower gets older. My plant is still very young but so far I love it. The Ingenious Mr. Fairchild. Also new to me, but already won my heart over with its strong citrus fragrance and beautiful, pink (darker in the center), cupped shaped, blooms. The Prince. Another new arrival in my garden, but boy the very dark crimson flowers fading to a wonderful dark purple color of this rose are just outstanding. It looks almost like velvet and the intense fragrance is another nice addition to the already very impressive blooms. Christina

Have been looking and looking for this rose and cannot find it. Hope someone can help. I can offer a large potted Mme Louis Leveque, which I can cut down and unpot into a bag to ship, a small Chas. de Mills. Would be happy to dig up two year old o.w. Blaiiri No. 2 or Awakening (still a bit small. May have a found rose believed to be Common Moss cutting rooted in spring. Could send non-rooted cuttings of close to 75 ogr and older, out-of-patent roses. HELP. If you know where one can be gotten elsewhere, please let me know.