Have a look at 'Laguna', a new Kordes rose that is still in limited availability in the US...hopefully someone is going to offer it own-root or on Huey. It's a stunner!

Here is a link that might be useful: Laguna at Palatine

My parents grow 'Viking Queen.' A real beauty! It smells great too. A large old-fashioned looking pink bloom. They got it at Heirloom Roses in Oregon. (Which also does mail order.)

hoovb ~ Laguna is gorgeous! :o)

Here is a link that might be useful: Viking Queen at Heirloom

If Florence/zeffy were not temporarily out of circulation at the moment, she would be posting her lovely pics of her gorgeous Viking Queen. I got mine because of her pics/recommendation. Try the search box above--I'm sure you can still find her lovely, lovely pics.

Viking Queen is everything you want.

Kate

Compassion would fill the bill

My first thought was Peggy Martin, or the Katrina rose. (This is the one that was passed through generations only to survive being buried in salt water for two weeks after Hurricane Katrina and kept blooming fat smelly pink blossoms the whole time.)

I confess, I just ordered one from ARE, but Chamblees also has it.

Thank you everyone for excellent suggestions. After much thought I have decided to go with Viking Queen.

Or look at Climbing James Galway. I don't know how it will do in your area, but it is one of the fastest growing climbers I have seen. I have a New Dawn that is many years older and this one took off in two years. Super disease resistant so far. Great looking blooms. Very few thorns too.

Thank you Roseinny.

Climbing James Galway looks beautiful. Anyone has experience training it as a pillar rose? Growing it in the San Francisco Bay Area?

Your support sounds like it was designed for a clematis or jasmine-- 18" is awfully narrow for most roses in your zone. I'd suggest Climbing Pinkie or Red Cascade (both minis). Some of my new roses grew twice the size published in the catalog their first year. I've already had to swap out some trellises..and have the scars to prove it! Good luck with whatever you choose.

I have a couple of James Galways and love them. They get taller than the DA catalog says- one of mine grew canes up through a 12 ft tree and bloomed above it. I don't know how well it can be trained- they can get to be a bit of a monster! Mine seem to put out canes every which way, but they're pretty flexible. The blooms are full and have a nice rose fragrance. It stays pretty healthy without extra care (ie no spraying).

Hi Barbara, The support we have chosen is actually 15.5" in diameter and 8' tall. It is made by a company called Greenscreen you can look them up online...I think it is the sturdiest pillar training support one can buy at this time :-)

Looks like I may have to really go somewhere and look at the James Gallaway and Viking Queen in bloom to decide :-)

Thanks again.

nimapur -James Galway does look beautiful but it has an apricot/ yellow variation if you don't mind.

Thanks jumbojimmy. Yes, I checked the pictures on helpmefind and it looks like there are some color quirks (as Vintage calls them) that would be fine, except in this case it is going to stand with three other pink roses, so I want the plant to have a nice pink (only) color.

I am falling back to Viking Queen as my choice.

Here's a pic of my James Galway- it stays true pink for me.

Here is a link that might be useful: James Galway

I purchased a James Galway from heirloom. I have read that they have small but good quality plants. I am looking forward to enjoying this rose.

Thank you everyone for your inputs.

I like those greenscreen structures I just do not see any pricing on the website. This structure maybe could handle Parade.

James Galway is a very beautiful rose but I seem to remember quite a few comments about the stinginess of its bloom. I've just planted Spirit of Freedom after rave reviews and gorgeous pictures of its huge, many-petalled, fragrant blooms on the antique forum. However, every picture I've ever seen of Viking Queen has been gorgeous and it's a rose I wouldn't hesitate to get if I had any more room. I saw a photo of it on an arch and it was breathtaking.

Happy choosing! (I know, it can be agonizing)

Ingrid

hihi i planted viking queen on my south facing wall alongside clematis will goodwin and daphnes species anemones and peonies in 2005.....i saw VQ very widely recommended but i havent been too happy....i really wanted something fragrant in this very tiny front garden and despite its billing as fragrant i havent found it to be noticeably so....also the blooms in spring are a very blowsy and tend to flop forward and look down rather than out...and the colour is a rather dull uniform pink....in the fall the blooms tend to have a stronger tea shape and crisper colour....but all in all not the character plant i looked for....

so now i am up for suggestions>>>

the wall is white and garden now contains blues lavenders whites and pinks .want a good repeater...and some real fragrance...excellent sheltered site....there is a good wire trellis support on the wall....soil is supporti daphnes and clematis equally well....the spot is dry and sunny but air circulation is not the very best due to density of plantings and iron trellis work

some undr consideration
climbing cecile brunner
zehirine drouhin
gloire de dijon
ilse krohn
white cap
mme isaac pereire
mme alfred carriere
cl. ophelia

any and all opinions adn suggestions very welcome

thank you

On a white wall Parade would be beautiful. Its an older one, but mine rebounded from being in a 1 gallon pot for a couple of years - blooms are marvelous! I love this one. Rosarium Utersen and Clair Matin are also good for me, and Crepuscule, an apricot, is one of my very favorites!
Judith

I love Austin’s HERITAGE. Delicate pink, beautiful bloom shape, lovely scent. Zone 5b, central Ohio. I’ve enjoyed this rose for 20 years but recently heard DA is phasing this one out.

Is that a climber?

Vaporvac, my Heritage got so tall (7’ to 8’ before I did a super-severe prune a week ago), I used a few strings to tie the tall arching canes to some support. Behind the Heritage rose is a line of arborvitae, so I ran each string to a branch of the arborvitae! Worked well for 3 years now.
Also, I just saw the pictures and discussion of Scepter’d Isle. My Heritage is 22 years old and has very “bare feet” as well as bare knees. I’m thinking of getting SI because it has the same cupped, pale blooms and also has a nice scent., although the fragrance of Heritage is fantastic.

On second thought: Heritage isn’t really trainable on that structure. I’ve been thinking more about VaporVac’s question, and I realize the canes are too rigid. Sorry, my bad!