I think it would look very nice, the three varieties you named are all very consistent colored, so you would get blocks of nice bright color. I think bright schemes run into problem is with blotchy multicolors like Rio Samba or Love &Peace, they are eye-catching on their own, but really hard to work into any color scheme.

Christopher Lloyd (the British gardener, not the actor) would approve. His world famous gardens at Great Dixter were marvels of contrast and very much anti-establishment as far as color schemes. If you feel the need for justification, find a copy of his "The Adventurous Gardener". You'll leave thinking that your choices are quite pedestrian in comparison, lol.

I had the vast honor of meeting Mr Lloyd before he passed away. He was a very lovable curmudgeon, who didn't give a fig what others thought about his color choices, and thereby created one of the most memorable gardens in the world.

Orange and cerise aren't a combo I'd make for my own garden, but I'd be more than approving of it in yours. Send pix :)

Hopefully, Zephirine won't take over near your front door. I wouldn't worry about the colors. Diane

I love posting this pic. It's my friend's garden, and it didn't take that long for ZD to grow to this size.

I like alot of strong colors. What I found interesting to do was to put the plants I was buying together and then immediately I could see if they didn't work as a group. I also find the white and light colored roses in my bed help balance things out.

In your situation I may consider swapping out one of the strong colors for a white (like Iceberg) which will give they eye a resting place that is still really pretty and help focus attention on the other two.

Here is one shot of my rose bed. Imagine taking the white ones out and putting in a saturated yellow in their place.

Here is a shot with saturated orange and pinks. Again you can imagine a strong yellow next to them and see what you think.

I've been considering a yellow for my garden as I used to have Golden Wings but it got too big so we took it out. While I love saturated yellow, I have problems figuring out where I would put it. Instead I'm considering more subtle yellows like Chantilly Cream. However, I really do love Sparkle and Shine which is a bright pure yellow so may yet find a place for it.

You have all been so helpful. Thank you so much. I’m going to give it some thought, and I’ll let you all know what I eventually decide on. Thank you again for the comments and beautiful photos.

It cracks me up that I find these colours looking so well together, yet I totally avoid orange and yellow roses myself! Why, I wonder-because it's already so hot here so much of the time that I have a physical "need" of cool colours? Yet I put up the pages of photos of ZD,Orange Sensation and Sunsprite and really liked it...

Actually, I think rather than white I'd throw in some vibrant violet/purple flowers like Dame's Rocket. Personally, I think a more subtle colour would just get sort of "crushed" in all that vibrance; just a thought...

Thats a fabulous idea - I might just do that! Thank you!

I second Bart’s suggestion of using of purple instead of white - it goes with everything and unifies different colour schemes in my own garden. I have repeated the same purple perennials with red and orange in a south-facing hot border and with all shades of pink and white in the more cottage-style east garden. I have also recently added the same purples to my ’oranges and lemons’ rose bed because it was beginning to look a bit dull.

I wasn’t sure of your suggested combination at first, because I wouldn’t be daring enough to put a cerise pink rose next to orange and yellow ones, but combined with purple I think it will look brilliant!

First, I may be biased. Full dusclosure… I am developing a bed with Alfred Sisley, South Africa, Easy Does It, Earth Song, Lafter and True Sincerity, and I have been trying to figure out the right vivid pink to add because Earth Song is not loud enough for this crowd. lol! I want the color of Flamenco Rosita with out the overwhelming size!

Easy Does It was much more orange behind South Africa yesterday.

Alfred Sisley

In any case, I think these colors are fantastic together. They are like a vivid sunset. Everyone loves a vivid sunset! Add violet for a hint of sky at dusk.