I haven't had many and prefer the older ones, which aren't always easy to grow own-root. I love Yves Piaget, La France, Souvenir du President Carnot and Duchess of Albany (a sport of La France). Pink Peace has looked quite pretty in pictures I've seen.

Your list is so long Sara haha. I guess you don't want to exclude any of your babies :D

I would have to say that the prettiest ones for me, even though they are not necessarily healthy or fragrant would be Touch of Class and Pink Peace. Though these two are also the most disease prone for me, TOC having the worst powdery mildew, and PP having the worst rust ever. I actually saw TOC at a rose garden, and it was one of the only ones almost completely covered in powdery mildew when neighboring roses looked extremely healthy.

Touch of Class has the perfect blend of coral/cream/pink that looks the best when cut inside of my house. The form is always unique and pretty. Pink Peace is great in the backyard. The color is so luminous and even, not too dark where its almost red like some other similar pinks I've seen. Pink Peace opens up bright pink, and stays nicely pink looking for a long time.

Thank you, Ingrid and Dan. Really love your TOC Dan. Yes, my list is long, and includes all the HT roses, past and present that are memorable to me for their beauty. I have had more hybrid teas over the years than I can recall. There are several HT's that I think are good roses, and I love them, but their beauty isn't their best feature. Almost all HT roses are pretty, some more than others though.

Hot Princess, Gemini, Neptune, and Tiffany.

Peace and Chicago Peace. Period.

Kate : )

Diane, I've been noticing Hot Princess a lot recently, it is a beauty and Gemini and Neptune are both lovely. Kate, I definitely agree on the Peace roses. I feel a little silly for having such a long list, I guess my tastes aren't as discriminating as others, really should have narrowed it down.

a few of the prettiest

Peace

English Perfume

Berolina

Grande Amore

Pink Peace

Tropicana

Beverly

Michelangelo

Pope John Paul II

Tiffany

I have not had many Sara. There is one that still haunts my memory. The beautiful exquisite Elina to this day I don't know why I have not replaced her. She was even a no spray plant here. Need to get over this thing I have about the shape of ht bushes.

Paradise

Bewitched

Royal Amethyst

Francis Meilland

La France

Perfume Delight

Double Delight

Firefighter

Folklore

In no particular order:

Moonstone

Veteran's Honor

La France

Pink Peace

Lynn

Sara Frances Meilland is one I seriously thought about. Not sure how the color would work here. Since you have so many roses. May I ask if you have any advice on what colors FM might blend with.

Patty, I've always thought that Elina is a beautiful rose although I've never had one. Francis Meilland is a very pale shade with some pink, I think it would go good with the right shade of another pink, some reds and even a lavender or yellow, but I'm no expert, but I do mix colors all the time.

Lynn, I planted Moonstone this year and it is improving, hopefully it will be a real beauty next year.

I don't grow many hybrid teas, but I think my prettiest is Pope John Paul II. The blooms are exquisite. I also really like Fragrant Cloud, mostly because of the scent. The color is hard though, especially since I love old garden roses and Fragrant Cloud doesn't blend too well with their softer colors. So, I had to find a place to make a bed for Fragrant Cloud and put some modern roses with it. Just had to take out more of my lawn (no problem with that!)

Beautiful. Lowes has bareroots so thiking of getting paradise and double delight!

@sara-ann..

your choices are wonderful..why only hybrid tea?are you not interested in other rose like david austin?

Some that REALLY stand out are; Voo Doo, Royal Amethyst, Double Delight, Elina Crystalline, JF Kennedy, St. Patrick, Peace, Chicago Peace, Louise Estes, Kardinal, Mavrik, Moonstone, Dark Night, Dark Desire, Brinessa. These are the HT's that have made an impact in my gardens over the years.

I am really glad to know that JFK can be a beautiful rose, because mine seems like a fairly good one in other ways, but only puts out a rare beautiful bloom, maybe half a dozen in three seasons! I can only hope that one day it will produce nice blooms. I would love to see pictures of your roses, Ken, I know they must be beautiful.

Of all the roses I have grown, there are only a few that really stand out as producing spectacular florist-looking blooms in my climate and these are:

Veteran's Honor

Moon Stone

Cresendo

Voluptuous

Touch of Class (which I lost last year)

All my other HT's produce roses that may not have spectacular form or are much smaller than expected. I've moved on to more shrub type roses that seem to like my climate better, but I still cant get over some of the flowers on these. They are definitely keepers and I'll be replacing touch of class next time I come across it at Home Depot where I see it off and on.

This is one of my all-time favorite pictures (2003) of a rose that I nearly lost a few yrs ago...

ABRACADABRA - the J&P one

Another rose that is really beautiful in certain stages

THE TEMPTATIONS

One that is always a beauty:

MARILYN MONROE

A rose that is an absolute beauty, but unfortunately extremely susceptible to thrips,

SUSAN ELIZABETH

SUPERSTITION

BERYL BACH

Another pretty creamy one, and also another highly susceptible to thrips... but when she get those clean blooms... ooooh yeah! (that's pine pollen on the leaves..)

ADRIANA

REMEMBER ME

A HT with a very different form that I like & gets a lot of positive comments is Dainty Bess.

Beth, those are gorgeous! Wirosarian, Dainty Bess is a lovely rose.

Wow all great rose pics! :-)

So many more gorgeous pictures since I last looked in. A real delight.

My prettiest rose is always the next one to open ( unless it's been chewed ). I definitely lack discrimination, Sara-Ann, but I like to think my pretties appreciate my admiring 'oohs and aahs' : ) Melodye

I agree with ozmelodye, the next rose that blooms is my best one:

Here's own-root Bolero, maybe two inches big but cross fingers I can keep it alive so I can get the traditional bloom form too

My most beautiful hybrid teas are:

Chicago Peace

Evelyn

Paradise Found (my avatar p icture)

Paradise

Valencia

Gemini

Pink Peace

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Carol

I do agree ozmelodye, they've just about all been my favorite at some point! Msdorkgirl, your Bolero bloom looks like a dahlia, it's lovely. Carol, I've been contemplating getting Chicago Peace again and I do want Valencia and Gemini at some point. I keep telling myself, "you can't them all!"

Oh but you know you want them!! :)

Carol

Shame on you Carol, tempting me like that, lol! How many petals does your CP usually have, that's one gorgeous rose! Gemini is breathtaking, and Valencia, I just love it!

lol nice Carol...

Thanks Jim and Sara-Ann!!!

Well, Chicago Peace has so many looks. It has a lot of petals there, but other times it can look like this:

And so many more. I like how the blooms are all so different.

Thanks Carol, they're all gorgeous!

Looking good Carol! :-)

I don't know about pretty but looking at this pic to long of ML can make your eyes bleed...lol

Wow!!! What an incredible RED!!! It's gorgeous!!! And the leaves are soooo green. Amazing!

Carol

My Chicago Peace is never that full :P Beautiful!

Ohhh, is that a new one Jim? Your photo captures the red really well!

msdorkgirl - could be our cooler weather - never gets above 85 - mostly in the 70s.

Carol

I had our own root Mister Lincoln 4 years Msdorkgirl but it actually bloomed better in a large container so the 3rd year I placed it back into a large container.

But from my lacking skills of overwinter pots it croaked this year. :-/

That's too bad, Jim. Could you try Mr Lincoln again in a bigger pot, sinking the pot into the ground when the cold weather came. Probably not feasible. I guess wheeling everything into the garage is the most foolproof. Diane

No garage or shed here. I have to overwinter outside in the elements...I would have to probably winter-protect like Seil does her pots...

I always have to put in a word for Jadis aka Fragrant Memory. Picture perfect buds, intoxicating fragrance. My original would still be blooming in November and December. I have pictures of it after a December icestorm still covered with over 50 buds and blooms covered in ice. One of my favorite pictures of her...

Wow! Great photo countrygirl! :-) Photo so sharp I can almost smell & touch it...lol

So many beautiful roses. Every time I see one that really grabs me, I'm looking it up to see how it does in my zone. If it does well here, I start looking to see who has it in stock. All this is just for fun. I have no business ordering, but when I find it, sometimes I just can't help myself:) This thread has WAY too many that "grab" me. Seeing Abbaye, Caramel, Marilyn, Susan Elizabeth, Agusta Louise has about undone my resolve. SO tempting. I love the pic of Bolero. I have it and it's one of my very favorites. I hope it does well for you, msdorkgirl. It lasts so long in the vase and smells wonderful. I can't find Caramel Antique for sale anywhere. I told myself that if someplace had both C Antique and Augusta Louise or Abbaye de Cluny, I would order, but no such luck. Where did you find C Antique and Augusta L, Diane? By the way, Jim I'm not usually a big fan of "red red" but your pic of Mr Lincoln has even ME tempted.

Thanks for the show everyone

Thanks, Lisa for your nice words. The roses you mentioned are hard to get, I agree. Augusta Luise is a newer Tantau (German) rose, and they aren't available here on a regular basis. Some of us have an ongoing gripe session about getting a Tantau agent over here, or to Canada, so we can get our Tantau fix. Google their website and prepare to drool. Last I knew AL was available, only this year, from Palatine and has disappeared already. I bought her several years ago from Hortico. I got Caramel Antique from Palatine, and it was briefly available from Wayside, too. It has disappeared from commerce. I got Abbaye locally from my favorite nursery several years ago, and I now notice it's not around, either. It's a Romantica from Meilland, and I think you may be able to find it. If the Tantau thing ever gets resolved, our group of fanatics will let you know! Good luck on this. Too many gorgeous roses come and go, or are difficult to find in the first place. Diane

Love that picture of Fragrant Memory, countrygirl! Perfection!

The only HT I've had that I would call pretty was Garden Party. Very very pretty. But mildewed like crazy (pre-drought).

Thanks for the comments. The only issue I had with Fragrant Memory was I would prune her back to about 2 ft in the spring and she would be around 7 ft tall, that is not the issue. She would have bare legs but I always planted a shorter rose in front of her. Blooms lasted a long time in the vase and rebloom was quick. Lost her in 2008 and finally replaced her last year. Not a very good picture but gives you an idea of how well she bloomed.

A couple days later

Just beautiful, countrygirl! Thanks for sharng it.

Yes!!! Look at all those blooms!!! I have that rose too, but it doesn't have that many blooms yet. Hopefully next year. Wow!!

Carol