As far as modern roses go, Dick Clark, a Grandiflora and Mardi Gras, a floribunda.

Austin roses would be Christopher Marlowe and Princess Alexandra of Kent.

Some of the better performers in my gardens in Zone 6 Kansas: Our Lady of Guadalupe, Elle, Peter Mayle, Munstead Wood.

I might put Felicia (hybrid musk) in the same category, but this is her first year, so I'm not sure how well she will do in the long run. The Fairy also has been steadily blooming going into the fall weather.

Kate

My Munstead Wood had a pretty slow first year, it did not bloom or grow very much, and what growth or bloom there was came out at awkward angles and in small bursts. It has had a little blackspot, but not as bad as some, but even considering that it seems to have barely any foliage for how much cane it has. i am going to give it some time, treat it nice and hope that it starts to live up to what I hear of it from gardeners who love it. Chrysler Imperial however has had a steady flow of large, beautiful blooms all season. It may not have the fastest repeat of all, but the flowers I get are by far the largest and most perfect, combine that with a pleasantly smallish balanced shape & little to no disease all summer and I am quite impressed.

My Chrysler Imperial is in its first year and it's underperformed compared with my other first-year roses.

Chrysler Imperial loves heat and here in Florida it gets heat in abundance! LOL. Southern gardeners love to hear that a plant likes heat, for then we know we have the weather to our advantage.

I have two bushes and two weeks ago there were twenty-three buds and blooms on one plant and twenty-eight on the other. We had non stop torrential rain for a week and a half, and of course this ruined the show, but after dis-budding, there are at least this many buds and blooms coming on. It has not stopped all Summer long! It's off spring, Mr. Lincoln, has not kept up with this pace. There are two plants of ML and I have not had a good flush since July, although the plants are over a head taller than I am, and I'm 6'2". Still have not figured out Mr. Lincoln, but Chrysler Imperial is a blooming thing and I love it.

Sorry to hear that this fine rose has not performed spectacularly for you.

Jack

Chrysler Imperial loves heat and here in Florida it gets heat in abundance! LOL. Southern gardeners love to hear that a plant likes heat, for then we know we have the weather to our advantage.

I have two bushes and two weeks ago there were twenty-three buds and blooms on one plant and twenty-eight on the other. We had non stop torrential rain for a week and a half, and of course this ruined the show, but after dis-budding, there are at least this many buds and blooms coming on. It has not stopped all Summer long! It's off spring, Mr. Lincoln, has not kept up with this pace. There are two plants of ML and I have not had a good flush since July, although the plants are over a head taller than I am, and I'm 6'2". Still have not figured out Mr. Lincoln, but Chrysler Imperial is a blooming thing and I love it.

Sorry to hear that this fine rose has not performed spectacularly for you.

Jack

That's true for most of my roses, not just CI. I replaced CI with Oklahoma--I do love her dark color and large blooms--but she doesn't do much better than CI did when the HOT weather arrives. Fortunately, I have a few other roses that limp through July-August heat and manage to put out a few blooms, but very few compared to the May and June bloom periods.

And Dinglehopp and ratdogheads--don't know how I overlooked Lady of Shalott--one of my favorites and a good re-bloomer!

Kate

Ninkasi, that bloom is beautiful!

me too, and in a vastly different climate.