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Lol, personally, I love my 2 Easy Does it roses

I don't grow Rosie but it looks like a fabulous rose .

Easy does it blooms non stop with ever changing colors

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I have a one year EDI it is not very vigorous, and more importantly, gets lots of rust. Am not impressed at all.

In 2018 my EASY DOES IT did better than I could have imagined, but this year I had to prune it way back, but it does seem to be recovering, it’s been blooming a lot recently. You wouldn’t have to worry about die back in your zone. Rosie The Riveter is gorgeous, BenT!

Thanks everyone very helpful - Question...many pictures seem to show roses in pots rather than in garden why is that?

EDI was strong contender because Help MeFind said excellent in shade. I call those seriated edges ruffles Ben but have not seen the actual flower. Rosie would be my choice if shade was not issue. Bed may get 5-6 hrs at most depending on season. Shade has been my nemesis at every house in my entire 35 yr gardening life

I have both EDI and Rosie. I just got rid of my EDI this year due to disease issues. Both need sun to do well. Two of my EDI are in part sun only and do not flower as much as the other 5 in full sun. Overall I would say that Rosie is the superior orange rose, and in terms of a compact floribunda, it is my best. Rosie is vigorous, and the color shift is also the more interesting one. Disease resistance so far is excellent. My EDI got both downy mildew and rust in my coastal california climate, and required spraying Aliette and Mancozeb alternating with Stature and Pageant every week to stay sort of clean (2 fungicides because the active fungicide for downy mildew is different from those that treat blackspots/rust/powdery mildew). EDI is anything but "easy" to maintain in my microclimate, unlike what HMF claims.

The only orange that can tolerate significant shade in my garden is David Austin's Lady of Shallot, but it is a big bush, and the flowers fade quick too.

Rose Lai your info very valuable esp. combined with others here. Shady site would never be my choice given a choice. I already grow Shallot in two places she is climbing combined with Abe and Falstaff respectively. Going up helps with shade issues. No rust or Downy in Dallas but good to hear I am not the only “sprayer” in the rose universe.

FYI:For those who are concerned with RR....my experience (after researching options) has given success with Florimite at 21 days with Avid once in between. I sent various cuttings to A&M for examination and no mites yet this growing season. I figured if we can’ t control the disease we can try for controlling the mites. I am aware of Tennessee research on avid but they sprayed every week according to what they told me. I sprayed it only twice spring to fall. I can handle every 21 days and neither product harms bees or ladybugs.... my helpers.

I'm in a totally different climate then yours austinkisses2008 but I tried two different Easy Does it roses here and both got severe blackspot problems and lost all there leaves...

But I heard it does to well in some locations...

BEN T, I wonder how Rosie the Riveter rose might do in our cooler climate???

Jim,

Not sure about RtR’s hardiness, but with Distant Drums as a parent, hopefully it got some of those good Dr Buck genes.

Let's throw in aanother to really muddy the waters lol

How about At Last, a Proven Winner rose.

I just planted it last week so I have no idea how it will do but it gets great reviews

I just planted mine too and the cheater bloom it came with was so pretty...an apricot or creamsicle soft orange color.

Pippa, lucky girl. I got no cheater bloom. I have a long wait until I get a glimpse.

Proven Winners is my go-to for annuals and perennials but my 2 rose bush purchases from them were a disaster. I rarely have issues because I research before purchase, give TLC, and I spray when needed. Hope yours do better. Please send spring updates the rise us a stunner.