Marleah,The only rose from your list that I grow is Archduc Joseph. I am in a different zone to you, but here, he grew fast from the start. I water him once a fortnight during the summer. Other than that, he gets nothing else at all from me except admiration. He flowers for most of the year. It is 5 degrees celsius outside at the moment, so he only has a few flowers open right now. Here is a photo from last spring. Since then he is not much taller, but has filled out a lot more. Great list by the way. Daisy

All my roses are in pots for the reason that I'm a renter and that I like to rearrange roses periodically. I'd echo many of the points already made. I agree growing roses is generally easier in the ground but can be successful in pots. I'm not personally familiar with Austins. The one I recall growing years ago, Graham Thomas, was a sprawling monster not suited to being in a rose bed with bedding roses, let alone in a pot. It also blackspotted horribly, but that's an issue only of concern is some regions and climates. Selecting compact varieties certainly helps. Drainage and good potting medium are key. As already mentioned, lots of tap roots are not helpful in pot culture. I'd just add that this is precisely why I try to avoid roses grafted on Dr. Huey. I don't know what Australia's roses tend to be offered on as far as rootstock. But Dr. Huey rootbounds for me after 2 years. Growing roses on their own roots is my preference for pot culture. They seem to adapt more easily to pot life. If I can only find a variety I'm looking for on Dr. Huey, I'll get it but watch it and plan on root pruning every couple years, or, when appropriate, rooting a cutting from the grafted plant to replace the original. Occasionally a rose doesn't grow well on its own roots. I either give up on it or get it grafted on multiflora or fortuniana. Both have plentiful feeder roots and few to no sprawling taproots. Sometimes I procrastinate about root pruning, but usually by at least 4 year intervals I will do it at winter pruning time and partially replace the soil at the same time. That seems to rejeuvenate the roses. If it doesn't, I replace the offending rose. There are always new varieties on my wish list eager to take the spot. Though potted roses are more trouble in general, one advantage is I can control and ensure good drainage much more easily. Another is that I never struggle with invasive tree roots, which often happens in the ground. Mike

This rose is more beautiful than ever, and looks a lot larger, too. There is a lovely variety in bloom structure and petal shading that I haven't noticed so much before. Please tell us (again?) where you obtained this rose. Idaho doesn't allow several big sellers to send their roses here--frustrating, but the Dept of Ag really protects the farmers, and I'm not sure what their objection to these sellers is. The sellers don't say. Diane

@nle3 Hi, i apologize that my Sweet Rose of Nine was planted on a hill-not good for its bare roots w/our cold freezes zone 6 & we had unusally too much rain giving it BS-si it didnt make it. It was a gorgeous rose & I may order it again for my back gsrden bed. We are habing a better summer, too too-so ai exoect to not have BS. Anyway, all my roses normally do well & are doing well now. i plant them in Miracle Gro Raised Bedding Soil mixed w/little cow manure. Careful to get no cow manure near any roots of rose. I sprinkle cow manure in surface and Espoma Rose Tone or Plant Tone to fertilze! I think the plants come in good condition first year anyway & are bound to bloom prolifically as that is ”what Sweet Rose of Mine Does!!!!” She will be great for you! i am sure if I get another she’d done fine in my flat bed w/winter protection. Another rose that blooms similar to Sweet Rose of Mine is ”Summer Romance Parfuma,” a Kordes! Blooms in light pink profusion-but very fragrant & more hardy-I bought her own root from Heirloom Rises and she gets less BS & is growing fabulous all budded up to bloom!