In the dry heat of my garden, Angel Face stands up quite well, but Jude the Obscure's blooms do fade some and dry up quickly. The most heat tolerant rose I have, and it does get hot here, is Julia Child. Frederic Mistral does quite well, too. Both JC and FM never quit blooming for me, either. As far as Austins that do well in the heat for me, Golden Celebration is the best, but Princess Alexandra of Kent is good, though her blooms blow easily, but then she is always blooming, as is Golden Celebration. Munstead Wood looks like it will be a good one so far, and Evelyn does fairly well, too. Ebb Tide fades terribly in the heat--I have three in two locations and they all look equally faded during the hot summer whether they have a western or southern exposure. I prefer Twilight Zone for its deep purple holding power. TZ is the offspring of ET, and there is a lot of resemblance between the two roses. Easy Does is a work horse so far in the heat, though it's still a baby. It's always in bloom. All the Austins I've mentioned are fragrant, and Frederic Mistral has an outstanding fragrance. Diane

Thank you for the replies. I think I might try Julia Child (Soul Mate here) for a start.

Does anyone know if most ramblers would do well in only-afternoon sun, please? bart

Papa Meilland and Perfume Delight will still be fragrant in afternoon sun. Fragrant Cloud is good too. I agree about FM but that is a very large rose for a Hybrid Tea so be forewarned.

Yes, Frederic is big and wide, but so are all the roses I mentioned, except Angel Face. In hot, sunny locations, most Austin roses grow large, and my two Julia Child roses are about 6'X6'. Diane

Oops, I forgot that Ebb Tide is not large, either. Diane

I really donâÂÂt have much gardening space with morning sun only, so all my roses get either all day sun or afternoon sun. With the exception of some of the lavenders, most do very well in the hot sun here (our average summers are mid to upper nineties with very high humidity). I donâÂÂt grow any Austins, thoughâ¦I think a lot of them prefer some afternoon shade in my climate. . Fragrant Cloud and Dolly Parton are both exceptionally fragrant and seem to adore the heat and sun. Others that come to mind as very fragrant and very heat/sun tolerant in my garden are Julia Child (I keep mine pruned to about 5 X 4 and she doesn't seem to mind), White Licorice, Firefighter, Royal Amethyst, Double Delight and Perfume Delight. And hereâÂÂs Grand Dame thriving in all day sun. SheâÂÂs VERY fragrant (old rose scent) and has the old fashioned nodding bloom formâ¦she really is grand!

I have a similar bed and those that do best in it are Frederic Mistral, Pope John Paul II, SDLM, McCartney rose and Golden Celebration. Frederic is now 6x6! and covered in blooms