I love giving bouquets to my friends and would like to give them roses that last longer than what I presently grow.
Presently I grow mostly Old Garden Tea roses, which are beautiful and bloom nearly all year where I live, but I believe they at least partially win their appearance of "exquisite delicacy" as an author wrote, at the price of having less petal substance, or thickness which adds to the number of days a rose blossom survives in a vase.

The 3 colors I'm most interested in are: white, yellow, and purple hues.

My mom gave me a rosebush named "Tournament of Roses' and the blooms lasted more than a week in a vase, even in hot weather, but it has no or little scent.

Thanks so much,

Luxrosa

For whatever it's worth, I can tell you which ones to avoid, even though you may see them labeled as "good cut" somewhere: Eiffel Tower, Chrysler Imperial, New Zealand, Queen Elizabeth, Peace, Clair Renaissance.

Good luck with your search. Let us know if you find a good one.

It is my darkest purple and has the strongest scent so far. Very strong petals that are wonderful in potpourri after a long life in the vase (5 days + for me in the heat).

I hope more folks respond to my query. .
thanks again,
Lux.

K&M Roses offers a bunch of florist varieties, some of them are said to be very fragrant: Valencia, Germiston Gold, Santa Fe.

Another thing to consider when cutting flowers, make sure the roses get 'conditioned' when you bring them in. Recut them under warm water and leave in warm water for an hour. Then you can move them to a vase with some type of water conditioner (I like the MG for cut flowers in a little pump bottle). You can even put them in the fridge at night to keep them even longer. That is how the exhibitors do it.

PJPII is a good sturdy one in a vase too and it does have a good fragrance. It was a really poor grower and bloomer for me though.

Steve

This rose drops its sepals early, so wait until the bud expands and turns white, and cut as the outer petals just start to loosen. To get vase life out of very double roses, you generally need to cut them early in tight bud. They open more easily than you would think.

This is a good rose with a low, spreading habit and some resistance to blackspot and cercospora. (Can't say about mildew and rust.) It reminds me a little of 'Souvenir de la Malmaison', but the flower is not quite so large and perfect.

Finally, I'm going to second whoever voted for Honor, with a caveat. Honor is NOT smelly on the plant. BUT, when cut, it seems to develop a lovely fragrance in a vase when indoors, but only AFTER it is cut does that fragrance emerge. Strange rose, that way.

RU has Valencia and Hot Princess for next srping. They might have even more florist roses that aren't listed, I was told it wouldn't hurt to ask.

Luxrosa

Jessica.