One of the lovliest roses in the world and of all time, is the light pink 'Madamoiselle Cecille Brunner' and its' darker pink sport 'Marie Daly', which I'd suggest for a hot climate place like Texas because it does not bleach out like the original Madamoiselle Cecille Brunner. Here in the S.F. Bay area 'Marie Daly' matures at a height of 4' tall on its own roots, which I prefer, for their better bloom production over a 20 year span, and because roses budded onto rootstock can grow to be 25%-50%larger than the same cultivar grown on its own-roots. helpmefind.com has photos of Marie Daly and says it is disease resistant in Texas. vintagegardens.com sells Marie Daly' on its' own roots, and A.R.E. might. White roses that are less than 4' tall, and shade tolerant. 'Katherine Zeimet' a white Polyantha, with dark green glossy foliage that is resistant to most fungal disease. In our neighborhood near San Francisco, it stays lower than 3' tall, when grown on its own roots. It makes a nice low hedging plant because of the density of its foliage and blooms. The clone of 'Little White Pet' that we got from Canada has shaplier flowers than the 'L.W.P.' I bought from California and the Canadian one (from hortico.com) blooms nearly constantly. It has matured at c. 2 and 3/4' tall. Good health, a little bit suseptible to p.m. but never defoliates from it, and keeps on blooming steadily. Good luck, let us know which rose you choose. Lux. P.S. I adore 'Perle d' Or', but because it reaches a mature height of c. 10 ft. tall in California, unless pruned regularly, I'd suggest one of the smaller rosebushes for anyone who doesn't wish to prune for size.

James Galway is quite large and bushy, and hardy. I grow mine in a location where it does not get all day sun. It's a wonderful rose, with a yummy fragrance. James Galway is in the background, on the right. (Geoff Hamilton is in front of it.)

I heard from Suzanne that Lynn won HT Queen with Marilyn Monroe and Jeff Stage won Mini Queen. I didn't go either Connie as my roses aren't blooming. Hopefully I will have something for the PSWD.

Hi Seil, Thank you for the kind words of support. I am happy that they went to a wonderful home. They are in a new climate zone and state now. :) I hope they do well there. Reem