I grow Sunsprite in the ground, which was a bloom machine last summer and has a wonderful, fruity fragrance. The plant is very compact here for me in NJ, and should be good for container growing in VA. I put a Julia Child in a large hot a week ago. I don't have any first-hand experience to share yet. But from the pictures I saw, it is a beauty.

I gave a Molineux to my niece last year. It is doing fatanstic in a pot on her Houston, TX balcony.

There's Sunny Knock Out but I don't know anything about it. Although I think I've read that it isn't the best of the KOs. The one I have and really love is Julia Child. Sunny yellow, heavy bloomer with pretty good disease resistance and winter hardiness.

Oh my goodness, I did a quick search on Sunsprite, Julia Child and Molineux and they are all beautiful, just what I had in mind. Tomorrow I will see which I can find locally or whether I'll have to order online. Thank you both so much!

Take a quick look at Sun Flair. I like it much better then Sunsprite. Better foliage and better bloom and rebloom. Molineux is a beautiful rose. Different color yellow.

I love Sunny Knockout - I have 2 huge bushes by my front entrance and more elsewhere, also in pots. From a distance, they look like gardenias, and are very healthy. Julia Child is a wonderful rose - healthy and blooms lots and stays a butter yellow color. Nacogdoches [Grandma's Yellow] is another good one.

Thank you, ken and alameda! Sorry for the delay, I thought replies were going to be emailed to me but they weren't. Sun Flair looks gorgeous as well. I've been leaning strongly towards Julia Child, just waffling on ordering online or waiting for local nurseries to get them in stock here. Going to call one more nursery tomorrow. Thanks again!

Dsb22, if I lived in VA, I would contact Connie at Hartwood Roses. She'll provide good advice.

Here is a link that might be useful: Hartwood Roses Contact Info