WEDDING BELLSSSSSSS! (Imaging that sung out like a happy and fat opera singer).

I love love love this rose and I know you will to. I think it may be the perfect rose.

I told Chris from New Flora that it should be added to the Sunbelt collection along with Beverly since both performed so well for me here in South Florida, but I'm sure there is more to it than just Florida heat.

My Savannah is still small and has only bloomed twice. Its not in the most perfect location. Right now it doesn't get much sun and will only start getting ideal sun once it grows a little taller. It had pretty good disease resistance however and the bloom is very pretty. Its only been in the ground a couple of months though.

I love Plum Perfect.

Cream Veranda is also a wonderful rose you may want to try. It stays very compact and the blooms are quite large considering the plant stays so small.

Solero Vigorosa is in the same boat as Cream Veranda. Its not quite as disease resistant, but its not bad and it too has large blooms in comparison to its size.

I really like Roxy vigorosa. Its pretty much a miniature though. But the little blooms look like miniature versions of Fallstaff or Rouge Royal blooms and its just too cute. It blooms a bunch.

I also really like Lavendar Veranda. Its a little taller than Cream Veranda growing to about 2.5 feet and a very prolific bloomer. Not quite as deep in color as Plum Perfect.

One that has not done well for me is Summer Romance. No blooms. None! Its been there for 2 years without a single bloom. Just lots and lots and lots of healthy foliage.

Another one that's still up in the air is Raspberry Vigorosa. Its extremely resistant to disease and has bloomed some. But so far its much more plant than flower. I havent given up on it yet though because its only been in the garden about 6 months.

One that puzzles me is Earth Angel. Its first few months it gave me about 6 gorgeous blooms that were to die for. Then it stopped blooming and had just shot out new shoot after shoot after shoot. I've never seen such a vigorous rose. Its the bushiest thing ever, but no buds. Its not tall per say, just really really bushy. Its about 2x2. I cut it back about 2 months ago, hoping to git it to bloom but I think I just angered it because it shot out 7 (count em, 7!) new basal canes after i pruned it, and still no buds. Again, I'm not giving up on it, because it was just a little one gallon thing when I planted it last fall but if it sends out any more shoots, I don't know where its gonna put them. Its so friggin' bushy!

I'm so impressed with many of my new Kordes that I just put in an order for a bunch more. I'm getting:

Florentina, Jasmina, Honeymoon, (all climbers) from Edmunds.

Then, Lemon Fizz Kolorscape, Rose of hope, Dark Desire, Soul Sister and Poseidon.

SoFLroae

Thanks a lot ! I want to make a new healthy rose bed .How about sov de Baden Baden ? Do you think it looks like Pink Promise which l heard is disease resistant too in FL ?

It does look like pink promise a bit. Its not quite as hybrid tea in form, a little more old fashioned and a little less pink. Mine is pretty disease resistant. Mine is young and really not in the best spot either so its hard to judge on its performance. The blooms are really gorgeous though. Its on fortuniana too. I have a feeling it will do better in time. The blooms are more cream than pink. Its a tough rose that pushed on in a spot where all others have failed.

Speaking of Pink Promise. My Pink Promise is one of the best performing HT's for me. I really like this rose and I always forget to mention it when I talk about healthy roses so thanks for bringing it up. :)

SoFLrose

Good to know Pink Promise is a good rose . I think I will get it instead of pink enchantment since I prefer exhibition form . I really wish k&M would graft more Kordes roses on Fortuniana ,their selection is very limited . I am dying to get South Africa sunbelt but I dont like to use any other rootstock .

SoFl, are these own root or fortuiana root stock?

I have Beverly, Pink promise and wedding bells on fortuniana. The rest are own root.