It may be a light issue. Does your plant get noticeably more or less light than the neighbor's? Like most multiflora hybrids, Peggy Martin tends to fade in brilliant sunshine.

Peggy sent me a photo of the original rose on her property and I'm so sorry to say I can't locate it, but I can tell you that the rose covered an ample three-car shed with no problem. After I brought my rose home from Dallas in 2006, we built a trellis for it that runs the length of our shed. Planted a year ago, it has thrown about six 10-15 ft. canes, bloomed quite a bit and also blackspotted, though we hope that will disappear as it matures. Here's the earliest photo I could locate, one that I think was also taken by Dr. Welch, followed by our plant: Pamela, I believe Denny's Louisiana Rambler is a different rose. There were several found roses in Louisiana and Peggy had many of them. You could probably ask on the HRF forum and find out for sure, though.

Hi Julie I have or have grown a lot of the roses you list, so I can comment on hardiness, rebloom, and general appeal. Don't trust my nose on fragrance, however, as I have so many allergies it needs to be Francois Dubreuil before I can smell it. Autumn Sunset - mine has survived wretched conditions in a zone 4 pocket and mostly shade for about 6 years, so I finally took pity on it and bought another plant to put in much better conditions. It hasn't bloomed much under those conditions, but it's a survivor for me. Brass Band - hardy in z5? - not in my zone 5, though I'm trying it a third time in a protected pocket of the yard that's effectively zone 6. Cheshire - same as above, only survives in my zone 6 pocket.Deuil de Dr. Reynaud - mine is in part shade which might explain its scattered bloom, but I don't get much rebloom from mine. It seems to be hardy enough, just not noticeable where I have it. Distant Drums - I love this one enough to have two of them. Not a terrific rebloomer but reasonably hardy, and the color mix is to die for. Dr. Robert Korns - died on me once, but that doesn't mean it isn't hardy Easter Basket - has survived in an average spot of the yard and puts out lovely little ruffled blooms off and on all summer. Hardy enough to try. Enfant de France - survives in the zone 4 part of my yard, so I'd give it points for hardiness. I haven't noticed very frequent bloom, but it's still young Excellenz von Schubert - I'll echo the comments above that mine is essentially a once-bloomer and an octopus-armed one at that. The flowers aren't interesting enough to warrant the once-blooming, but it's in a tough spot so I let it stay.Golden Buddha - I really like this one. Paul Barden has some terrific roses, and this one really glows and bloomed all summer even in its first year. I lost one previously to gardener error, but it was hardy enough for zone 5. Granny Grimmetts - I lost one of these several years ago so it's probably only marginally hardy. There are more hardy HPs - Sydonie has bloomed regularly and kept canes much better, for instance. Gruss an Aachen - I had mine for 6 years or so and it was OK hardy, though I never really warmed to the blooms. They were a muddy cream for me and I'm not all that tempted to replace it. Still, it's reasonably hardy. Janet Inada - died once on me but I think it was the spot. I'm watching Rogue Valley to see if I can replace it. Jeri Jennings - hardy in z5? Sadly, no, and I've tried three times. I'll give it one more try in my protected zone 6 spot, for the name alone (smile), but it is likely to be marginally hardy even there. Lafter - survives just fine in my zone 4 pocket, so robustly hardy elsewhere. Not a terrific rebloomer where I have it, but it's in part shade. The color is nice. Larry Daniels - Blooms fine in part shade and has some cane surviving most years. Nice light pink blooms, but not as nice as Grandmother's Hat Lyda Rose - Survived into its second year this year, but I don't think I've seen it bloom. No surviving cane, but few of my roses had that anyway. Marchesa Boccella - who knows if I have this or Jacques Cartier? Either way, it's pretty hardy for me and blooms some in part shade. I should give it a better spot as it has a nice old fashioned look and at least some scent. Mrs. John Laing - not hardy for me in an average spot, though I may try it one more time. Munstead Wood - wonderful, highly recommended deep purple Austin. One of his better roses, and comfortably hardy in our zone. If you like this color, you should definitely try the new Kordes Dark Desire. It is perfectly stunning and seems quite hardy as well.Oshun - didn't survive on its first try, which is odd as I think Paul lists it as hardy to zone 3. Might have been a fluke, and it's also on my wish list at Rogue Valley Pam's Choice - dearly love the color of this rose and worth the time and space. It blooms fairly regularly, but to be safe I planted it in my zone 5 pocket as the russet roses have a tendency to be wimps. So far it has done fine, but I'd give it a protected spot. cl. Pinkie? Fragrance? - Climbing Pinkie hasn't survived in two or three tries, which is particularly troublesome in a climber. I wouldn't go there. Perle d'Or - Mine has survived 6 winters or so and is quite hardy. I'm not as sold on the blooms as other folks, as I find them a bit scruffy and muddy, and mine doesn't rebloom in part shade as well as it might in more sun. Pink Enchantment - lovely blooms, nice form, and hardy. Even better than this is Beverly, also a Kordes Portland from Glendora - this one didn't survive in the first try but did on the second. It's still too young to bloom much, but it seems happy enough, though not as big as advertised yet. Prairie Harvest - haven't grown this one, but Prairie Sunrise has fluffy apricot blooms to die for and it's hardy to my zone 4 pocket. Ditto for Heaven on Earth and Folksinger. Pretty Jessica - hardy and stays small as advertised. Just hit its third year, so not yet as prolific as I'd like, but earns its keep. Rose de Rescht - I tried this first in my zone 4 pocket and it didn't survive there, but I have it on order this year for a normal spot and I think it will do well there. St. Elisabeth of Hungary - a much under-appreciated rose. Totally hardy and happy even though it tends toward lavender (a usually wimpy color). This one has the form and bushiness of an Austin with more interest to the blooms in many ways. I highly recommend this one. Sydonie - one of the few roses that had surviving cane beyond the climbers and a prolific bloomer even in its second year in part shade. I highly recommend this one among OGRs. Hope this helps! You have some great choices, and I'm sure we could help add to your wish list, but you seem to be doing fine on your own. Of course we'll want pictures when you're done. Cynthia C

Gorgeous pictures everyone and you've gotten great advice from people closer to your zone. Just a heads-up that you want to be a bit careful where you buy your Reine des Violettes, since there are two versions of the rose circulating other that name. I started with "Not Reine des Violettes", which is both thorny and a once-bloomer - so Ingrid gets the satisfaction of being right even in her temporary "error". The color is lovely and it climbs, and it has the peppery foliage smell, but no rebloom ever on mine. I have now ordered the real RdV from Burlington, who I trust to know that she has the real one, and it's thornless and should be a repeat bloomer. I'm sure other people would have the real one, but do ask if repeat bloom matters to you. Cynthia