I try to give a short list of fragrant roses that are not monsters, so would be more suitable for pot culture (For example, I leave out my favorite, Papa Meilland that is 5'+ tall and I don't recommend Frederic Mistral that is both tall and wide). Francis Dubreuil (Ask CarolFM to post the photo of her potted FD and ask where did she for her clone. Clotilde Soupert SDLM - by all means Bolero - perfect rounded shrub (floribunda) with wonderfully fragrant blooms and nice foliage Deep Secret (mine is not very productive, so ask around) Yves Piaget - huge peony-like fragrant deep pink flowers Jardins de Bagatelle -my 2 plants stays 4' so that is still OK for pot Parole huge, I mean HUGE fragrant dark pink blooms with purplish tones Rouge Royale but in this case I suggest to get an own root plant (mine came from Northland Rosarium) Also, some of the smaller Austins; I would avoid Tamora because of its serious blackspot issues but Prospero, The Squire, Jubilee Celebration all look suitable for pot culture.

Kristine - that sounds divine!!! Pictures when you have them!! Needmoremulch - wow - rose damask fragrance? Looks like a keeper. mmmmm :) Totoro - in my old house, I planted DD, and I could smell it from 8 feet away....and I hated, hated the smell. I had to get rid of it. I like the smell of myrrh...but that one was disgusting. I bet if I grew it in a pot (it was in the ground), the fragrance would be more manageable. Carol

I do grow GC and it is one of my showstopper. It didn't do much the first few years but when it matures, it put a show like no other. As you can see, it does have blackspot and mites loves it. The good thing however is, the leaves stays on the plant mostly, so it isn't naked throughout the rest of the summer. The other two austins I would definitely recommend is Teasing Georgia and Evelyn. Jude doesn't do much in my garden. I got a handful of blooms and that is pretty much it. Evelyn Evelyn and Ascot (bottom)

Some bouquets of fragrant roses bought from Roses Unlimited. My all-time favorites from RU are: Sonia Rykiel (a dozen blooms per flush in 1st year as own-root), Versigny (the scent is worth buying), Poseidon (going to frost with 30+ buds), Summer Sun (compact & small for a Kordes rose), Savannah (non-stop blooming), Pink Peace (great for the vase), Sweet Mademoiselle and Firefighter (both last 5 days in the vase), Betty White, Twilight Zone, About Face, Liv Tyler, and many Austins that RU sold before 2021. Below upper pink is Sonia Rykiel, dark red is the Dark Lady (from RU): Below dark red is Munstead Wood, and and orange About Face, red is Firefighter. Below orange is America, light pinks are Gene Boerner (thornless), and blue is Poseidon. Big red is Peter Mayle (survives 5+ years in my zone 5a winter): Below yellows are Moonlight Romantica (smells just as good as Golden Cel). Upper light pinks are Princess Charlene de Monaco (now 10' x 3') needs space. Blue is Poseidon lasts 5 days. Below deep oranges are Sweet Mademoiselle, light left pink is Savannah, and reds are the Dark Lady (going into Nov. frost with many buds): Below bouquet is picked Oct. 29, 2023 before frost. Red is Veteran's Honor. Pink is Radio Times, white is Bolero, dark pink is Dee-lish, and dark red is the Dark Lady. All are from Roses Unlimited. Below large dark pink is Peter Mayle (eucalytus rose scent, so unique), light pinks are Evelyn, deep pink is Comte de Chambord, gaudy orange is Solitude (worth having for hot summer). Liv Tyler (right deep pink) never ball like Sweet Mademoiselle, Liv Tyler gives twice more blooms than Sweet M. Left dark pink is Pink Peace (worth buying with its buttercream frosting scent). Right light pink is Frederic Mistral (petals get spoiled often in rainy climate, worse than Betty White) Below was Liv Tyler in my garden at above 90 F, it's best for hot climate.