Roses Unlimited, Angel Gardens, and Hortico also list Viking Queen, though you'd need to check to see if they're still in stock. They're listed in order of what I'd follow to see availability, though if you want grafted plants only Hortico sells those of the above. Roses Unlimited sells lovely gallon sized plants, and for both this and Angel Gardens you'll need to email the owners for availability. You're right to avoid Direct Gardening - don't waste your money.

Cynthia

The advice on avoiding Direct Gardening is so correct - last year I ordered a Viking Queen from them but was so concerned that it may not even be the right plant that I ordered it again own root from Heirloom Roses. Eventually the one I got from Direct Gardening bloomed and for once was actually true to name as the bloom 100% matched the one from Heirloom Roses! So now I have two of them!

I think I got mine from Burling Roses in CA 2 years ago.

Ok, those photos make me want to get this rose and go through all the work of laying her canes down every year in the winter just to see those blooms... Are her canes pliable enough to do that?

Gorgeous rose photos, Oldrosarian!!!

Rebecca

Rebecca, Oldrosarian can answer your question better, mine is about 1' tall, still a baby. May be it's hardy enough for you in zone 4.

Thanks, Summer! That may be my next summer or this-fall-to-be-grown-in-my-basement-under-the-grow-lights rose... Warning! Do not do this unless you remove all soil from all the roots and rinse them thoroughly before you pot them up in clean, new potting soil. Your house will be full of gnats if you don't!!!! Does that sound like the voice of experience? GUILTY!!! (With visions of me wildly chasing gnats with the vaccum cleaner trying to suck them out of the air!!!). Shudder!!!!

Lol, that's funny! I have learned that the hard way, I got a lot of them this winter, 1st time growing bands in the basement. :-) I mixed soap, baking soda and oil water to kill them, some of the bands got PM, it worked good on gnats and pm, plus used vinegar water trap, still have a few left, not totally gone. I am moving all the bands outside tomorrow, I think they can take low 30F, high 50F temp.

Get some Gnatrol, it will nuke those gnats! I got some in a bag of potting soil and it was pretty bad, and the Gnatrol really worked. It's a bacteria, OMRI certified, so you're not using a pesticide product. I read that the mosquito dunks work too, same organism, but I wasn't sure about the dilution. I wish it would stay warm enough to out stuff outside!

If I didn't know this was classified as a climber, I would say it was a Rambler. I grow mine threaded through a wire fence and let the flowers hang over. I think this is a rose that would benefit from extra fertilizer such as potash. Maybe that would harden up the canes. I have never read that the canes are pliable but I have a friend that has better soil and her Viking Queen also has bendy type canes.

Thanks Summer and Dingo... Gnats are Gnasty. Oh, that was pathetic!!! I already planted roses with leaves outside... I have little greenhouse thingies I got from Gardner's Supply that I am using on them... Otherwise, I would just use a box to cover them when the temps get too cold. My window well is loaded with tomato plants, so I couldn't put them there. So into the dirt they went and they look happy.

http://www.gardeners.com/buy/pop-up-cucumber-and-squash-plant-cover/8591991.html#start=7

Thank you, Oldrosarian!!! That is exactly the information I was needing... perfect for me to lay that baby down and cover her up. That's the treatment I am going to try with my Crown Princess Margareta next winter. Thanks Everyone!! This is so much fun!!

Rebecca

Guys, there is a sale at Rose Petals Nursery, some of the roses marked down to $10.50!! Rose bargains for who sleepless at this hour! :-) I ordered 5.

Summer, pretty soon you will need bunk beds for all those roses!!!

I just put myself on the "notify me" list at Heirloom roses for this rose!

Rebecca

Lol, I just checked all my invoices, I got Viking Queen from Longagoroses.

I hope it doesn't become available until next year! Right now I am digging a 3'x6' bed down 22" for my grafted Perditas that will arrive in April! My husband calls it "THE GRAVE". After that I have to get a bed ready for my 3 Crown Princess Margaretas... And then there's the 2 Tournament of Roses coming... I am 65 and my back is not happy with me these days. Why do I keep doing this to myself???!!!! I think it's because I gave up sugar and my nose really needs that rosaroma fix! I think I need help!

Good luck with digging, make your DH to dig for you, or just won't cook for him. :-) Not sure if that works. :-) Getting ready to move 25 potted rose trees out of garage today, so I can get my scooters out. It's going to be high 56F today, I'd love to ride to Lowe's to get some potting soil.....

No Summer, that's the problem... I JUST LOVE TO DIG HOLES!!!!

I am surprised that you don't have potting soil delivered by the boxcar load. 25 potted rose trees ????!!!! Good grief woman!!! You have the sickness worse than I do. They must be beautiful! Post Pictures Please!!!

Lol, you love digging!!?? I am a rose tree hugger. :-) They aren't pretty yet, here are most of them just moved out of garage, welcome Spring! :-)

GOOD GRIEF!!!! HOW CAN YOU STAND WATERING ALL THOSE POTS???!!! That would drive me "insaner" than I am!!! Bet they're pretty when they are in bloom, though. Keep me posted!!

Rebecca

I have a new arbor and planned on ordering 2 Viking Queens from Heirloom. I waited too late and they went out of stock. I ended up ordering 2 Eden roses for the arbor instead. I think I'll be happy with that choice as long as Eden is hardy enough for zone 5B central Indiana winters.

I don't think Eden is cane hardy for 5B, it may not climb tall for you. It's not cane hardy here in zone 6a. Sorry for the news. Longagoroses might still have some Viking Queen left, you can give Linda a call ( 1/2 of the Heirloom price including shipping). :-)

Rebecca, How many holes do you have to dig this spring? :-)

Summer, I have the 3x6 bed for 6 Perditas, then 6 more... And these are grafted which go 6" below dirt level and DAR own root which go to China and back... So at least 22" deep! Oiy!! Insanity hits when you are 65 and getting back issues from digging. That means you dig more. I don't get that part... :)

Good luck dear! :-) Are you sore yet? :-)

Thank you, Summer. No, I'm not too sore. Well, maybe a little. :)