Please forgive me for questioning your question, but wouldn't all those colors scream at each other? Cream, lavender and hot pink sound great together, but how would that work with orange and red? I'm just a very visually sensitive person and love colors that harmonize together.

I have Pink Peace and Peter Mayle, both which I think are hot pink to me. I love PP (it smells awesome). Our Peter Mayle is supposed to be really fragrant, but it is still young (and an own root) and we haven't had many blooms yet.
Oh, and Disneyland is orange & hot pink...love, love, love it! :0) Phyl

Hi Phylrae!

Thank you for your suggestions. Half of the fun for me is looking at images of different plants.

Pink Peace and Peter Mayle are both beautiful. From what I know of what Peace smells like, Pink Peace must smell awesome.

When I found images of Disneyland, I couldn't believe this was a real rose bush I was seeing. Wow! The colors are gorgeous and I can't believe all the buds it produces!! I've seen multicolored roses, but nothing like this.

Phylrae, thank you so much for your suggestions. You now have me wondering who may be selling Disneyland out here...:0)

Mbluetyhoon

Sounds nice to me Pink Peace, Breathless and Miss all American Beauty fall into this range of hot pink Somimes Yves piaget does also,

Peter Mayle, The McCartny Rose, Star Of The Nile, Alec's Red are all awesome.
Al

Peter Mayle, Fabulous. Fabulous has no scent

Carla

Mbluetyphoon,
Thank you for the nice words...and you would fall in love with Disneyland even more if you had it yourself. It is one of the most floriferous roses we have. It absolutely glows, lasts a LONG time on the bush and if you love those rich, vivid colors, you'll faint when you see it in real life!! I know it's not for everyone (particularly if you are the type of person who only likes pastels).

Labrea-I was hoping to get Yves Piaget myself-thanks for the reminder. Had an inferior specimen once, and it died. Loved the few blooms it gave us.

Ameri2nal-I agree with you on Star of the Nile. :0) Mbluetyphoon, SOTN is one you should consider if you want to swoon....though the colors I usually get on her are a glowing mixture that I can't describe...too beautiful and unique for words, and the fragrance is also indescribable. I was thinking about getting another just because it is so unique. Roses Unlimited has it.
Carla-I plugged Fabulous into helpmefind.com and all that came up was the white (gorgeous) floribunda....are you thinking of a different pink? Names can confuse me so much.

Have fun choosing! :0) Phyl

ingrid_vc, not eveyone has neatly color coordinated gardens. You wouldn't find my garden appealing at all. I have Love and Peace in front of Lagerfeld, and also in that bed are Pink Peace, Distant Drums, Hot Princess, Let Freedom Ring, Bee's Knees, Dr. John Dickman, Miami Moon, Conundrum, Ginger Hill, Tiffany, Moonstone, Brandenburg Gate, Incognito, Modern Magic, and a few others I can't remember right now. And I don't have a lot of space they are all crammed in together.

In any case, I submit Pink Peace and Hot Princess. HP is not as fragrant as PP, but it is a killer of a rose. PP is no slouch either.

I secind Pnk Peace - But I agree with Ingrid about the orange- it will clash with the pink and the red.

Peter Mayle. Huge flowers, huge fragrance.

I love those colors together. For me, the combination of pinks oranges and reds brings to mind the gorgeous colors of India. Just add a bit of saffron, some maroon, some royal blue and some gold.

I think the Fabulous! Do you mean Fame! http://www.helpmefind.com/rose/pl.php?n=1765

No fragrance though.

Here is a link that might be useful: Gardening and Other Stuff

Anybody growing Kordes' Buxom Beauty yet? I already have the MacCartney Rose coming in the spring, but when I saw BB on Palatine's website it made me wish I had room for both..the other name for BB is Parole. "Parole" is the word for "word" in French, and is that a strange name or what? I am having fun picturing your garden with the riot of colors, and I'll bet it is constantly changing with what's in bloom.

Yes, I do grow Parole and it is very fragrant. It qualifies as hot pink with a bit of purplish hue.

Mbluetyphoon, I'm so very sorry if I offended you. I had a sinking feeling as soon as I sent off the post that my comment was very much out of line. I hope you can overlook it.

Diane-nj, I think I probably would like your garden. When you have very many roses with different colors close together the look becomes that of a rich tapestry, which I find very appealing. When I tried to picture in my mind just five roses of vastly different colors from the warm and cool sides of the color spectrum it was difficult for me. But it wasn't my place to comment on that, no matter how good my intentions.

Ingrid

Ingrid,
I hope you're not feeling too badly about this-I did something very similar just the other day (on a telephone message), and felt SO bad/dumb.
My problem is that I have a tendency to not be very articulate when it comes to oral expression of my ideas. I'm fine in communicating what I want to say through writing, but often have a hard time with my oral expression!

I'm sure you're forgiven. :0) Phyl

Peter Mayle and Rose Rhapsody. Peter Mayle is a very strong grower with large, hot pink very fragrant blooms. The petals have good substance so the blooms last well. It grows long think straight stems and has way better than average disease resistance. I have two, they are as tall as my Mr. Lincoln and have the same kind of cane production.

Rose Rhapsody is hot pink sometimes and dusty pink sometimes. It has slightly better form than Peter Mayle(longer petals), but better fragrance. The bush is not as tall and columnar as is Peter Mayle.

Phyl, thank you so much for your kindness. I've been upset over my fauxpas ever since it happened and your understanding has made me feel so much better. I've certainly learned from this experience and it will not happen again.

Gratefully yours,

Ingrid

Ingrid, here is a recent Peter Mayle. I did not fool with the colors.
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Carla

Ingrid, please don't beat yourself up for not being too sure about orange and pink and saying so.

I am getting where I really like strong colors together. Country DAncer is a similar color to Peter Mayle and blooms very well. It has a fragrance that develops after a couple of years, at least for me. Is bs resistant.

I would say either Peter Mayle or McCartney.

I love Disneyland colors too but the lack of scent ruins it for me. :(

Sunni

Holy Moly does that Peter Mayle grab your attention!

I don't like those colors together either. I guess it's subjective.

Among the Hybrid Teas it would have to be THE MCCARTNEY ROSE: classic high centered flower form, glowing hot pink color, strong citrus fragrance, long stems, non-stop repeat (no matter how hot it gets outside), exceptional vigor and disease resistance. Its only fault is that the plant can get very large. Grafted, it can reach 6-8 feet high and just as wide. Another favorite among the deep pink Hybrid Teas is PINK PEACE.