I love her too. I can't wait to see what suggestions you get. I'm going to try to grow a couple on an arbor and can't wait to see how she does.

Check out White Gold. I got one and gifted it to someone who kept it in a 16" pot on his balcony. I saw only the first few blooms while it was with me, and they were of similar form and smelled great. I can't speak of how it'd do for you, but in central NJ as a pot-pet, it was vigorous and bloomed a lot.

There's a lot of roses with that old-fashioned form popularized by David Austin's roses. You'll find it among a few other older Floribundas from the mid-20th Century, like Moonsprite, Some really old Hybrid Teas like September Morn and Snowbird also have that form.

Take some time to do a little "window shopping" by flipping through rose nurseries' inventories. Rogue Valley Roses and Rose Petals Nursery have good websites for doing this. If you find something that catches your eye, search their names on HelpMeFind for more information. And to see what others think, search their names on this and the Antique Roses forums.

:-)

~Christopher

Have you looked at St. Swithun?

I had Magnificent Perfume for several years. While it did have beautiful flowers it was not at all disease resistant here.

Patty, do you find that the most fragrant roses are more disease prone than the "average," rose? I seem to see a pattern in this regard in my roses since I put fragrance high on my list in selecting a garden worthy rose.

Until just recently it seemed impossible to find a rose with both qualities. Then for us northerners we have to add hardy to the mix. Mind boggling at times. In twenty years I've tossed more varieties than most hybridizers have created. At last I've finally gotten pretty good at knowing what will and will not work here. Add that some breeders are testing roses in more environments helps a lot.

My latest quest is to find a few roses with large many petaled blooms, continuous bloom, with excellent health and flowers that last a long time and will open without trouble in my yard. Ha, if you have one of those please share the name. I will do the same.

I think I may have a few of these. It's to early to celebrate yet thou. This year will be a good hardiness test. Zero protection and no snow cover and hit -14 degrees F.

Hey Patty check out Zaide. It's been a rock star for me so far. Planted late fall of 2015 from Chamblees. Will see what it does this year - but has been hardy, disease free, and full fragrant blooms. Was out in the yard yesterday & still have green canes :)

Ouch! Lowest temperature so far here has been 5 above. It's been a mild winter here but with no snow cover to speak of. I am just below the snow belt. I rarely get dependable snow cover. Roses grown 100 miles farther north than me survive winter better due to the winter long snow cover.

I winterize those who need it very heavily. I hate to see a bush grow smaller every year, due in large part to winter damage, so winterize I must to give the bush the best possible advantage to thrive.

Thanks Julie, I have it on order from Palatine. Neither Northland or Chamblees has it this year. Really prefer own root but wanted to be sure to get one so picked it up at Palatine. Roses Unlimited was not on line at the time.

oses, you have difficulty with restraint? You certainly must be alone in that. Certainly I never had pots of roses sitting around waiting for a home while a shovel leans near a slightly weak one, ha ha.

Sorry Moses, I somehow dropped your M.

Kinda' like "oses", still rhymes with "roses", just like Moses does.