Im still very new (as in this summer) to roses, but as soon as i bought my first austin, windermere, i am in love! I hope they do well for me, i want them all! Lol i am still learning, so any that i plant that survive will be my favorite!

Madame Wagram but I prefer the other name Comtesse de Turenne still a baby but what a beauty

Here is a link that might be useful: Comtesse de Turenne

Burgundy Ice because of its coulour : very dark.

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Isabelle
http://a-little-bit-of-paradise.over-blog.com/

Here is a link that might be useful: Burgundy Ice

Ten years ago I would have never thought I would have said this but Eden. Don't throw the rotten tomatoes at me yet. I know it's not antique and it never will be an OGR but it is behaving like one in my garden, or at least the one I bought at Roses Unlimited/Own Root, is certainly a trooper and beautiful in this Indian summer I am enjoying.

Anita, I have a burning question for you after looking at carolyn's photos. Remember when I said my Phillips and Rix Pink China Climber was mislabled and you told me you thought it was....something. Did you tell me Lady Roberts?
Right now my latest favorite is Wolley Dod's Rose. I love everything about it. Even though it's a spring bloomer the shrub is attractive all year AND I don't have to water it!

lbuzzell, if you have fallen for the early HTs at Vintage, you should take a look at Betty there, and also on HMF. I am so completely in love with this rose!!

Devoniensis has just put out its first bloom for me and I am so pleased. This rose has exactly what I am looking for...scent, scent, scent. I have walked over to the pot ghetto three times a day, at least, since the bloom opened three days ago. And besides that, the bloom is large and beautifully shaped.

And on fortuniana, no less. I am a lucky gal....

Probably Mme. Dore, a really beautiful small Bourbon that I'd never heard of before I saw it offered at Vintage. I'm very interested in the smaller Bourbons since I'd like to try as many as possible on the limited amount of space I have left. Mme. Dore had a huge bloom on a small band and I was so enthralled that I've now ordered another one. Grandmother's Hat is also becoming a new favorite. It's growing really quickly and the big pink blooms are so fragrant. I can understand why this rose is so popular.

Ingrid

New this year that I am loving are Munstead Woods, a beautiful and fragrant Austin which I am liking even more than William Shakespeare 2000, which was my previously favorite red Austin; and Fields of the Woods (Kocher Red) which has been healthy and repeat blooming.

My new favorite rose for this year is Evelyn. What a beauty she is. The blooms are quite huge - about the half the size of a tennis ball. Peachy scent.
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I've been rather "out of it" regarding my roses since this spring. I thought I had lost interest in them, but lately, I'm feeling better, and my love/passion for roses has returned.

Right now I'm most interested in some of my open-pollinated hybrids that are showing some promise. I've got one seedling from Leontine Gervais that is showing excellent disease resistance...the ne foliage is gorgeous and red. I've yet to see a flower, but, that's cool.

I do have some seedlings of White Cap that are producing yellow flowers...perhaps a good yellow climber?

I have a seedling from a mystery rose (it came labeled as Edith Murat, but it is clearly not this rose...perhaps a red bourbon). The seedling is showing excellent vigor, EXCELLENT fragrance, and reasonable disease resistance in its pot.

I have a goal to hybridize (openly) roses that do well in my no spray garden.

Robert

Oh what a delicious list of winners you have all shared, and of course I want them all ;-)

Cemetaryrose, I've been waiting impatiently until Anna Olivier is available at Vintage without being custom root, and her sport Lady Roberts sounds wonderful too.

labrea, Mme Wagram is now on my wish list, as is isabelle's Burgundy Ice (gorgeous pictures!), Patricia's Eden and Organic tosca's Betty.

mendocinorose's Wolley Dod's (r. pomifera 'Duplex' according to Vintage, but I think Wolley Dod's Rose is a much more romatic name!)is intriguing. Do you know if the large hips taste good for cooking and tea? I'm always on the lookout for more ways to use roses as edibles as that's the theme of our garden. This month our rose society is featuring Edible Santa Barbara magazine and its writers who will talk about how to include more rosy treats in our lives. I'm especially eager to try rose soda (rose syrup and soda water, I believe).

tonotorose, thanks for reminding me that Devoniensis is at the top of my wish list. I really, really want this rose! And thanks to Ingrid for introducing me to Mme Dore. I'm always eager to find Bourbons that will do well in Southern California, and she's compact to boot!

lilifinch, lori_elf and jumbojimmy named some great-sounding Austins - Windermere, Munstead Woods, Field of the Woods, Evelyn... I've been timid about the Austins in our area. So far all I have is Tamora and she's reasonably healthy but thirsty. She gives good value for the water, of course -- the blooms are the most fragrant in the garden so I know I need to try more Austins. I'm going to get a Prospero soon from some rose society friends as I've heard he does well here, and a garden club friend has an Evelyn that isn't totally happy but gives the most delicious blooms -- so I have to keep trying.

Robert, I know that some of your seedlings will undoubtedly be on our wish lists by next year!

Linda

Mine is Traviata http://www.helpmefind.com/plant/pl.php?n=12702

I prefer the reds. It's an almost effortless rose. Does well any where (sun or shade); blooms well all summer, good foliage ( I do spray about 2x month, i'm experimenting with less), lots of vigor. It gets fert in the spring, I don't dead head.

as there are more than 36,000 rose cultivars, I can't narrow it down to one, perhaps one favorite per class.
Polyantha: 'Mlle. Cecille Brunner'
Tea: 'Mme. Berkeley' this month.
Noisette: 'Nastarana' and its sport

Lux