That's a beautiful hydrangea. How many are you going to plant? How big is the area? Sounds like it can get big. Do roses get blackspot where you live? If so, do you spray fungicide?

Yup, I'm in Atlanta, a blackspot magnet area. Yes, I spray, a lot. Mainly propiconazole (BannerMax) but also Mancozeb. I just planted four of the hydrangea and, knowing they do get big, I think I've allowed enough room even though they're planted fairly close together (3 feet) to give me a solid showing eventually.

So is your planting area for roses about 12' or more? I guess you're picturing at least two different rose colors. All the same could be pretty or a variety, like three different varieties in groups of three. Or you could SDLM in the middle or more than one of them and the pink ones on either side of that.

I think echoing the pink color of the hydrangea would be pretty but I am not sure what would match it. Looks like it can be a reddish pink.

Here are some that are short growers where I live, zone 7a, NC.

SDLM Rouge aka Leveson Gower...it's rose pink, reblooms well, and is fragrant. Mine's blooming a lot right now.

Pretty Jessica....short, great rebloom, fairly large , fragrant blooms

Prairie Breeze ..lg fragrant blooms. My plant is about 3.5' tall but you could prune yours more. It's a deeper pink.

Mrs. R. M. Finch, polyantha

Walferdange...seems to have some strawberry color in it

Wife of Bath good rebloom

Morden Blush

Karine good rebloom , light and airy

Also, The Faun is a great plant, very healthy. Grows about 3.5' tall and 5' wide.

Mary Rose is a shorter Austin here, up to 4', maybe could be kept shorter.

Thanks so much, just what I was looking for. Pretty Jessica and Morden Blush are beautiful. Now, all I have to do is find them for next spring!

William, I'll be interested in how SdlM does in your area. It is a heat lover.

Bliss Parfuma looks like a good one. I don't grow it. On hmf it gets many excellent ratings in all categories, and it sounds like it grows about 3'. Should be easier to find than Pretty Jessica.

Another nice small Austin is Harlow Carr. DA Roses still carries that one. I think both of mine are own root and are not substantial plants..kind of scrawny, but they have good rebloom. I like the color.

Centenaire de Lourdes is a good old Delbard but pretty vigorous.

Must include Capitaine Dyel de Graville. It's either a sport of SDLM or a descendant. Mike Lowe says on hmf that it is the best of the dwarf Bourbons. My plant has been growing in a large pot and has been slow to put on size but it's getting to be a nicely branched plant with good rebloom. The blooms have really improved over time.

I got mine at Roses Unlimited.

Another white one , related to SDLM , is Kronprincessin Viktoria. It is mostly white but has slightly yellow centers. The yellow is subtle.

I've always tried to put Eugene de Beauharnais next to SDLM, since Eugene was her son. He stays small and re-blooms very well.

I thought about Eugene too but William didn't ask about purples or crimsons. Still, it is a similar size to SDLM , has great rebloom, is very fragrant, and the colors are so beautiful. I don't think I've been able to get a good picture of it when it has it's darkest colors. Right now it is having some that are crimson with purple.

I thin

I think it's not always so bright but more towards wine and purple.

I’m intrigued by Walferdange. Who sells it?

Sylvia, I'm pretty sure I got my Walferdange from Peter Schneider at Freedom Gardens.

I think the color variations all within a cluster are charming. It repeats well and seems on the healthy side.

Another couple of good shorter pinks: The Fairy and Caldwell Pink. Excuse me for going on and on....it has been fun to think pink.

Another one is Grandma's Pink, recommended by Paul Barden. I got one from Rogue Valley and it isn't very old. The original plant in the ground has not done that well but it gets a bit much shade. A second one I have in a pot is starting to really crank out the blooms and they are beautiful. It has no fragrance but if you see Paul's pics on hmf the plant is really good and not a huge grower. It's a Ralph Moore plant.

Just doing some checking to see who sells what and I find that Roses Unlimited was really hurt by the hurricane, and I don't see anyone else that sells mystic beauty

Good to hear your recommendations on Grandma’s Pink! I have one on its way here right now. I’m excited about it.

William, yeah someone posted a message from Roses Unlimited here recently, and it sounds like they're in not good shape after the hurricane :(

From what I remember RU said their propagation area is apt to be hurt by the hurricane but I would not write them off for 2025 just yet. I'm guessing it's possible that they'll have a good portion of their inventory available so it would be good to check with them rather than assume they won't be able to deliver.

Another good rose that for me has not been huge is Belinda's Dream.

Just went ahead and ordered two Bolero and two Bliss Parfuma from Heirloom to front the panicle hydrangeas. Thanks to everyone, especially erasmus, for the help.

Bill