Cool Roses, K&M Nursery (Mr. Mills, phone number is (601) 648-2908, no web), Johnny Becnel Show Roses, 337-394-5662 (they have a web site, but it is better to call).

S&W-Greenhouse.com
They do not have a large selection

Carla

Nelson's Roses in Apopka, Florida. Lots of choices available

Carla's suggestion, S&W Greenhouse, used to be a very good source but their current on-line catalog seems to indicate that they no offer roses on Fortuniana. Perhaps telephone contact with them would be worthwhile.

That's interesting. When did S&W offer fortuniana? Hmmm, they must be seeing a market for them. I buy from (or did buy from) K&M. Nice people, good roses, great prices.

I bought Julia Child on Fortuniana stock from S&W Greenhouse last year but have not checked with them for this rootstock this year. I actually went to their greenhouse last spring and they had a small section devoted to Fortuniana stock so I would suggest you try to call them also. Their number is listed online.

Patricia, early this year, S&W had a small section of Fort offerings online, but I don't see any currently listed. Maybe they will add them later.

Patricia: In addition to regular bareroots and potted roses, S&W offered roses on Fortuniana for at least 2 or 3 years. They were available during the 06-07 season, but aren't appearing on their 08 list. Perhaps they will appear after the first of the year, or perhaps S&W has opted not to offer them any longer. I've been pleased with their plants and service, and suggest that anyone searching for roses on Fortuniana contact S&W to ask if they are still supplying roses on that rootstock.

I bought four rose bushes from S&W last year with good success. I have it understood that S&W purchases their roses from Weeks which has a small selection of Fortuniana rootstocked roses on their wholesale purchasing list. I also have it understood that Weeks has been in the process of eliminating their Fortuniana root stocked roses altogether due to a weak demand for the roses, so it doesn't surprise me that there are no offerings on Fortuniana this year.

I have also purchased a large amount of my roses from www.nelsonsroses.com. I've been finding their rose bushes trunks to be very thin this year for some reason, but this hasn't hindered the health or vigor of the roses I've purchased thus far. It is important to note that I've never ordered roses from Nelson & Sons via mail or internet (I have heard their shipping prices are far too expensive given that all their roses are in 2 or 3 gallon containters and they are not equipped for this on an industrial level like other mail/internet order suppliers). I've always found them in one of my local nurseries (one of the few still open) or I've gone to the Nelson & Sons nursery to purchase roses directly.

K&M nursery has, by far, the largest selection of roses on Fortuniana that I have come across. Call or e-mail them with your name and address and they will snail-mail you their most recent product list. You can also find previous years' lists on the home pages of some rose societies' web pages. I haven't ordered from them before but am anxious to do so.

www.coolroses.com is a great source for roses but make sure to call them as they don't always check their e-mail regularly. I recently purchased four rose bushed from them and have been pleased with their product (they graft some of their roses themselves and purchase some others from wholesalers like Nelsons, MerryGro, etc.)

I am sad to see MerrGro close it's doors. They were one of the most dependable and easy-to-oreder-over-the-internet sites that I've come across in my quest to fill my garden.

With that said...

Good luck finding a source!

Adrian.