Hi Mike - I grow a few stripes up here in central Illinois.

'Soutine' came from Vintage as an own-root band a couple of years ago; holds up remarkably well in the vase but must be sprayed for BS. Blooms have a very nice HT form. Probably the #1 of all the stripes I grow for form, lasting, and overall perfection for stripes out of the ones I grow.

'Cabana' is another favorite. Pink and white J&P HT; very robust grafted but again prone to BS so must be sprayed. Not particularly long lasting on the bush but lots of color.

'Memphis Music' came as own-root from my local Rose Society and has been a huge winner in terms of being stable. About 3 years old; very winter hardy and shows perfect coloration. No reversion back to red at all.

'Broceliande' is beautous. Came from ...of all places....Hortico. Has been a rather shy grower and I may get 3-4 blooms per flush but they're gorgeous. Not particularly long-lasting either.

My 'Pink Intuition' also has only thrown one striped pink blossom in 3 years. It's mainly been green shading on the outward petals with pink blossoms. I was convinced I had another entirely different rose until last summer when it finally bloomed a true PI. There have been no true PI blossoms this year at all. The Red Intuitions have always been true to color and hold their blossoms very well.

Another stripey you may want to look into are two of the Delbards Painters ..'Camille Pisarro' and 'Henri Matisse'.
Of the two, Henri is a beast and is always in bloom...big fast, smelly blossoms. I currently stake him on a trellis and he takes up his share of real estate. Be warned, he comes armed with thorns and bites. 'Camille' is dainty, but lovely with her creamy ivory, pink, and red stripes. She is also petite but one of the most lovely stripes I grow.

Are you opposed to orange/yellows? I have a grandiflora that sports big, gaudy striped blossoms from Palatine that is called 'Rainbow Niagara'; blooms its heads off all summer. Palatine calls it a HT but it easily gets 6' by winter and is classic grandiflora form.

Also grow 'Berries 'n Cream' and 'Candy Land'; two striped climbers. 'CL' is easily the most vigorous of the two and blooms more readily. 'Berries only gets about 6' tall but suffers dieback here each year. If you only grow one, get CL.

Another nice columnar mini climber that isn't readily available is called 'Twist'. Sweet little striped blooms with glossy leaves and blooms later in the summer but once it starts blooming it never stops. Gets about 5' tall.

Whew! I think that about does it. If I remember any more stragglers I'll post later. Good luck in your search; there's lots of beautiful faces out there.
-terry

I grow lots of stripes -- about 80 at last count, and for the most part, I second what Terry said above.
Camille Pissaro (aka Rainbow Niagara) and Tropical Sunset (aka Marvelle) are favorites, as are three that cannot be gotten anywhere anymore, but I'll mention them anyway, in case you find a source -- Stranger, Freedom's Ring and City of Carlsbad. (I probably should propagate them and put them up on Ebay or something -- maybe one day I will do that.)

Of the ones that are easily available, Cabana is a really nice rose, as is Perfume Tiger (which can be found reasonably frequently at body bag stores like Home Depot). And Henri Matisse is also a winner for me. And I also like the Intuition clan -- but the red is healthier than the pink for me.

As for the Memphis Music/Abracadabra clan -- they are all the same rose. The breeder of Memphis Music just claimed it as his own, I believe falsely. But that makes it available, whereas Abracadabra has no commercial source. If your Memphis Music has reverted to the solid-colored Memphis Magic, replace it -- MidSouth Roses and Two Sisters Roses have a steady supply, usually. With the one you replace it with - CUT OFF all the non-striped roses, back to the major growth point below that bloom. That rose will always TRY to revert to non-stripes, and as a grower you have to be vigilent to keep it blooming stripes. Basically, you have to train that rose to keep its stripes by letting the striped wood build up and getting rid of any wood that does not produce the striped blooms. It is just a very unstable rose.

I have not been that impressed with Broceliande - kind of a stingy bloomer here. And obviously I can't say a darn thing about blackspot resistance as our rose disease of choice here is mildew.

Of the red/white minis, I like Twister the best, and of the climbers, my fav is Berries N Cream. Of the red/yellow minis, I would go with Heirloom's Striped Delight, which, although fairly new here, has been impressive so far. And if you're getting the Memphis Music/Abracadabra from MidSouth/Two Sisters, there is another stripee to get at the same time/place called The Streak that you might also like.

If I were you, I would check with Cliff at Eurodesert and see what he has left of his striped collection -- he had a huge one, and as we all know, he is selling them off now.

Oh -- and another one I forgot -- Purple Splash -- the new one from Weeks -- is GREAT!

Kathy, my 'Rainbow Niagara' and 'Camille Pisarro' from two different sources are definitely not the same rose. They have entirely different coloration and form. I think the RN, Marvelle, and Tropical Sunset sometimes have been mixed up. The Rainbow Niagara that came from Palatine is a garish gal; orange and yellow stripes that gets about 6' tall with burgandy leaves. 'Camille' came from Amity and only gets maybe 2.5-3' tall at best with creamy ivory, red, and pink stripes and is a Delbard.

Sorry -- not Rainbow Niagara -- I meant to say Rainbow Nation is Camille Pisarro. I bought mine under that name from Hortico, years ago. But Rainbow Nation is the same rose as Camille Pisarro.

You are right, Terryjean, Rainbow Niagara is a different rose, and I don't think I have one under that name, unless it is the same rose as Marvelle/Tropical Sunset (which I do have, twice, because I bought one each under each name before I learned they were the same cultivar). Is Rainbow Niagara the same as Marvelle? Anyone know?

Kathy, I THINK that Marvelle & RN are the same rose. What I can't understand is why it is classified as a HT....it sure grows and looks like a grandiflora to me. It will easily get to 6-7' tall and has that columnar, pillar shape. Does yours get the pinkish tones as Autumn sets in? Mine does and it tones it down nicely, which I like.

The Europeans don't have the classification "grandiflora," so everything we would have called a "grandiflora" is marketed as a hybrid tea if it was marketed first on the other side of the pond.

Wow! Thanks for all the informative feedback. I actually am not too disappointed to hear that Broceliande is a stingy bloomer, because that means I won't lust after it. I was concerned, because ordering the minimum number of roses from Palatine, along with shipping to Louisiana, was going to amount to a pretty steep cost, more than my budget can justify for just 3 roses. So now I can stop obsessing about that one. But nice to hear all the comments on the other roses. I gave up on Memphis Music because of how unstable it was for me. I'm newly intrigued, though, by the talk of Cabana. I'll keep it in mind for the spring. I want roses that won't wilt so easily in the heat of summer.

Let's see, anyone had any success with Purple Tiger? I am thinking its a bit of a prima donna, but can it grow well with pampering? And what about Tropical Sunset? I know the striping on that one is not full striping but is still "sorta" striped. Can it take the heat of summer?
Mike

My Red Intuition has been amazing. It throws HUGE candelabras of blooms that last endlessly. It's quite tall and vigorous but is a bit black spot prone. Still keeps bloomin though!

Mike, I've seen postings from others in the past that 'Purple Tiger' is a dud. I grew it once long ago and while pretty, it just faded away.

I agree Red Intuition is a great long-lasting cut flower. Not at all difficult to grow, either, and it is prolific. My Pink Intuition that I've complained about is also prolific; it's just that the blooms it produces usually aren't worth cutting for a vase.
Yeah, I was afraid Purple Tiger would be too good to be true. The color is amazing. I had a Sterling Silver decades ago that looked stunningly beautiful its first season but just up and croaked for no apparent reason before the end of that first year. This one might be kinda like that, huh?
I just saw that J&P's new 2012 catalog has a new pink and cream striped hybrid tea on page 3, called Raspberry Swirl. That is at least the third commercial rose to go by that name. I can't find any info on this one yet on Helpmefind.com. Does anyone hear have any insider information on it yet?

I know I'm late to this party, but my Broceliande is not a stingy bloomer at all. It has grown tall super fast and gives off gorgeous highly fragrant blooms. I don't have black spot here, so I can't speak to that.

I did a write up on it on my blog last year. I've included a link.

- Azure

Here is a link that might be useful: Broceliande Pics

Mike, is your 'Pink Intuition' striped? Mine has only had one striped pink blossom in 3 years, but has since bloomed pink with green edges. Very gorgeous, but not PI. Curious reversion, maybe?

Purple Tiger needs extreme TLC here, where roses normally don't need much. Stunning flowers, though. For me it is worth the struggle, and the plant doesn't take up much room.

Terryjean, my Pink Intuition is consistently striped; haven't had a single solid-colored bloom on it. Just wish they had better form and no greenish cast to the outer petals. Just re-read the thread here. Maybe I should try another Memphis Music? It's just frustrating when they revert so easily.
Tropical Sunset, aka Marvelle or Rainbow Niagra, sounds like it might be a bit too large a grower for my situation, limited space and potted plants only. Maybe Cabana is an option, though.
Mike

Mike, I've grown Cabana for several years. It's a bushy plant. A few years ago, I split the plant because it was taking up too much space. I get a lot of blooms and BS to go with it.

Speaking of other striped roses, has anyone grown Patriot Kordana? I see it offered through Heirloom. A Kordes rose. Haven't seen much info on it, though the picture lookes nice.

I gave my Patriot Kordana away. Blooms are messy and ugly -- usually the insides got brownish and ratty looking before the bloom would really be open. The bloom was just never at a "pretty" stage.

There are MANY better striped minis. Go elsewhere. All of these are similar red/white striped mini roses that are better, in general order of my preference:
Hurdy Gurdy (my hands down favorite, but the plant gets BIG)
Dorothy Rose (major bloom machine, must deadhead constantly, singles, BIG plant)
Dreamcatcher (also a BIG plant, blooms very pretty)
Charlie Brown (micro, petite plant fav)
Jolly Cupido (also a micro -- got it at a grocery store)
Pinstripe (petite plant)
Stars N Stripes (less petals than Pinstripe, more blooms)
Twister (medium sized plant, but doesn't bloom as much as I want it to)
Painter's Palette (this one's new for me, so not much experience yet to judge)

Kathy

Kathy, Are you speaking of the shrub rose Stars and Stripes? This was the second year for mine and it hardly bloomed!! I will give it one more year but I have been very disappointed. It is also very leggy, so I will prune it hard in the spring. I would love to have Hurdy Gurdy...no room for it! Lesley

Kathy, thanks for saving me from disappointment with Patriot Kordana. I've had a few of the roses you listed. Hurdy Gurdy was fine, but I'm not a huge fan of semi-double blooms. I had Jolly Cupido, then replaced it with Pinstripe because it was not very robust and the form was just so-so, par for the course with micro-minis. Pinstripe is a good rose, very good as stripees go. Still quite little. I should never have given mine away, but I was trying to help a neighbor get her rose garden going, and it was a much small plant than any of my other minis, so it was a challenge to find the best spot for it.
Anyone familiar with Secret Recipe? It's a crimson and cream striped moss mini. Form doesn't look that great from pictures, but the pattern and coloring might make up for that. I wonder, though, does it bloom enough? I thought moss roses weren't generally repeat bloomers. So even if this one is recurrent, is it a frequent enough bloomer to be worthwhile?

Kathy, you listed Dreamcatcher, as well. The pics on Helpmefind look really good. Kind of a short climber, is it? But is there any place in the U.S. one can purchase it?

Mike

Usually the stripees do not have classic exhibition form. Most of them pop open. And I actually like the fully open form better anyway, as it better shows off the stripes. I have Secret Recipe, but I just recently got it from Heirlooms, so it's too early for me to make any comment on it. The other striped mosses however are probably similar, and none of them has exhibition form either. Of those, I grow Strawberry Swirl and Rose Gilardi. Rose Gilardi is the better rose of the two. But I don't know of any exhibition form striped minis that hold that form for any length of time. I do take pics sometimes that show such form, but usually it's just becaue I happen to catch them at the right moment, not because they stay that way.

As for Dreamcatcher's availability, I just took a look around and I don't see it anywhere. That's a shame. It's a nice rose and should be more available. It's a short climber and does hold good form for awhile. We had one last week in our auction. I got mine from the Uncommon Rose when they were still in biz, but they've been gone for 5 years now. And it's not going to get any better in the future -- The USDA is stopping imports of all garden roses to the U.S. from Europe/Japan etc effective Jan. 2012 due to some citrus root weevil issue, or so I hear.

Lesmc -- In referring to Stars N Stripes, I was referring to the red/white stripe mini by Ralph Moore. There is however a Clements shrub rose called Stars and Stripes Forever that I think is a dog and is soon to be outahere. Stars and Stripes Forever grows like a climber and yes, it hardly ever blooms here either. And even when it does bloom, its blooms have all the same faults as Scentimental, which I also disliked and got rid of. If you want a red/white striped big rose, you can't beat Fourth of July.

Amazing timing. Just this morning an email arrived from Vintage addressing their current availability of bi-color and picoteed roses.

Many of the roses in this thread are available there now if your interest has been piqued.

Here is a link that might be useful: Bi-colors and Picotees at Vintage