Thanks Taoseeker! I saw several lovely photos of Royal Dane and Victor Borge after you referred them to me. They look beautiful and many of the photos I saw had the perfect orange with the yellow center. You see I have too many pinks and salmon right now, and wanted something vivid, more orange but! with that yellow center. I was actually really interested in Voodoo as well, but most rose people would rap my knuckles for daring to get a beautiful orange/yellow tinged rose that was only hardy to zone 7. I am mostly 6 zone, but the unpredictable spring freezes we get make me borderline 5 zone. Royal Dane and Victor Borge seem much! more zone appropriate, as was Catherine Deneuve originally. But I am loving what I'm seeing and reading out of R.Dane and V. Borge. Since you grow both, which- R.Dane and V. Borge has the more classical hybrid tea shape?

Oh wow! Those last 2 pictures are lit up like porcelain in the light. If that makes any sense LOL. I am in love with that rose now. GAHHHH DROOOL!! Perfection. Thanks so much! Carol

I have La Sevillana, and it is growing well and covered in bright red blooms most of the year. Mine is a standard which I purchased from Ross Roses (Adelaide). They send all over Australia I believe, if you can't find a local supplier. I note that there is a Rose Society of NSW that may help. They have a web site at www.nsw.rose.org.au/roses.html I hope this helps.

I grew Yves Piaget on its own roots and found it to be lacking vigor. I would try it grafted next time. I grow Charles De Gaulle- I find it to be less than vigorous on its own roots. Nice fragrance though and pretty flowers. Peter Mayle- Peter grows tall and narrow, nasty thorns, flowers usually come singly, intense complex fragrance, lasts uncommonly long in vase. Nice long stems. Mine does well in part shade, but the repeat is kind of slow, it would probably be better with more hours of sun. Rouge Royale- Wish I had a better picture. When fully open the flowers are large, flat and quartered. Lots and lots of petals. Intense fragrance, lasts very long in vase. Every year I make a pact with myself to cut every bloom off this rose and let them open in a vase because so many of them spoil instantly when left on the bush. I never do it though and end up regretting it. The color is often more Raspberry than this picture shows. Its worth growing if you love fragrance and cut flowers. Frederick Mistral Freddy flowers later than any of my other roses. but once he starts, he keeps putting out. Strongly fragrant, with large flowers and a large bush, struggles with thrips. Needs extra room. I've lost several over the years to winter and RRD, and I don't currently grow him. Papa Meilland Ooh la laaa- Papa Meilland has intense fragrance, puts out a generous amount of big deep red flowers, that hold their fragrance and blue as they age. The stems are brittle and the bush is awkward and not symetrical. I have mine planted in close groups and they look good as a mass, but they didn't look good as individuals. Comptess De Provence- Sorry no pic, but this is a pink. A most unusual sharp fragrance, that is very hard to describe. Very thorny and nicely rounded symetrical bush, good repeat, great for cutting. Bolero- Sorry no pic. This is a workhorse, more of a Floribunda than HT. Nicely fragrant, loose, many petalled creamy white. Low growing, rounded habit.