I've thrown out all my old DA catalogs, but I never took any of their advice about heat, not to mention the ridiculous sizes they predicted for their mature roses. It gets very hot here in SW Idaho, zone 7, during the summers, but it's a dry heat. I'd say Munstead Wood, Evelyn, and Golden Celebration are best in heat, but my other Austins do pretty well, too. Olivia fades out quite a bit, and The Prince is the only Austin that gets goofy in the heat. He does some burning, but mostly he produces some small weird looking roses, along with full sized ones when it's hottest. He blooms continuously, and I wish he just wouldn't waste his energy when it's so hot. I really need to take some photos of this stuff. Evelyn (I grow four of them) doesn't change color with the heat, but she likes to be pink sometimes, and sometimes peachy apricot. But it's not heat related, just her fickle ways. I grew Princess Alexandra of Kent who did some awful changing in the heat. Her blooms turned into a smaller, fewer petaled ugly coral. She was also a thug in my garden, so she was removed. Brother Cadfael and Jude the Obscure tend to shut down in heat and don't bloom much.

When I was looking for any old Austin catalogs, I found a 2009 Heirloom catalog, back just after John Clements died, and the business was owned by his widow, Louise Clements. They put out a beautiful catalog and there were lots of Austins listed, but no advice on growing them in particular. I visited Heirloon several times back in the 90s and early 2000s. They had a nice test garden, and that's where I saw my first Jude the Obscure with no name, just a number. I loved his blooms, and swore I'd grow that rose when he sold in the US, and I did. Diane

I think I have every single rose catalog I've received since 1997 (LOL), but as Diane and Mad Gallica said above, I would never trust the advice given in an Austin catalog, particularly for Florida. I think you'd be much better off looking up any older Austin on HelpMeFind and looking at the comments. Many folks there give at least a general idea of their zone.

Yes; I have 2014-2018. The older catalogs were much Superior in layout, imaging, descriptions, and actual information.

Steven

Here is list from 2018 catalog

I thought I'd chime in and agree with others about the (un)reliablity of the Austin catalogs' climate and size guides. I would go with the recommendations of nurseries in your region, like Rose Petals or Angel Gardens. I find that Austin's info translates poorly to US climates and growing conditions. But it looks like both Rose Petals and Angel Gardens offer several Austins!

Carol on the other side of the US :-)

Thank you....!

Pam at Angel Gardens is wonderful. I've already ordered two Austin's roses from her, and likely to get more. She has quite a few recommendations for me to consider - and at 4 hours north of me, she's in a totally different climate. lol. Amazing.