Heirloom has been around since the '70's and at one time was a very popular rose. I grew it until I lost ALL my hybrid tea and floribunda roses in the winter of 1982, when it reached -24F here, which is about 24 degrees colder than it *should* get, lol. It was a beautiful rose, although I preferred its offspring, Intrigue. For some reason I never replaced either one, but they are beautiful roses (smell good, too!), even if prone to BS here.

Linda - if you join the web site "Help Me Find Roses", you can find the information about what nurseries are selling this rose. HMF says that it is commercially available, but you have to join to find the extended nursery list. Jackie

Florists roses are grown in a greenhouse. They are then cut into a bundle , packaged and shipped to a nursery or a florist As you can see they start off in a different way then a gardeners rose. When they get to the florist, they are cut back and placed in a cooler. They may be in the cooler for a week, until someone buys them or a design is made. More handling for the poor rose. Finally when a customers gets the roses, they have gone through a lot. That is usually the main reason florists roses don't last a long time in the warmth of the house. They also don't have a fragrance because the petals are bred much thicker than any of the garden types so the roses can stand all the handling and packaging they go through. So to root a florist rose, it will be easier if the roe has been a vigorous grower. If it was a weaker grower, then it is not your fault it won't make roots. Take about 5 cuts and do them all in a different way. Try rooting in florist oasis, potatoes, plain vermiculite etc Place each cutting in a large clear pop bottle to keep it moist.This helps to see if you are getting a fungus or if the roots are starting. When you see roots starting unscrew the top. Let's see if this works. https://buffalo-niagaragardening.com/2013/10/15/grow-rose-bush-from-wedding-bouquet-or-use-any-roses-you-get-from-the-florist/

I ran a search on Cocktail and it threw up two comments by you, saying it's healthy. that was on a threat on rust free roses. On another thread from some years back, you mentioned that you had it for 20 years. Sounds like a great rose. I'd like to plant it in my garden, zone 9 or 10, high humidity. It'll be in part shade. Would it work? I couldn't find out your zone, and any comment and info would be a great help to me. I'll also be very grateful for comments by anyone who grows or ever grew this rose. Thanks!