I would contact them just to be sure. Maybe it's sold out for Fall shipment, but available for Spring shipment. They are great company to deal with and I'm sure they can give you an explanation. I've order from them for the last 4 or 5 years and have been very happy with them.

They will be sold out for the year. You will have to check back next September to see if they are still carrying that particular rose, which they most likely will.

With so many nurseries closing they have been overwhelmed with the amount of orders they have already received. Good for them!

A lot of roses truly stink own-root in colder zones.

Stink own root in colder zones? Do you mean they don't do well as own root in colder zones??

I did get a call back & they said they wouldn't get anymore of that rose (comte de chambord) back in until next September :( I do have another place who wrote me & said they can sell me up to 2. I need 5, but I can probably do with 2 for now.

I like the floribundas on palatines site as well, but the all say zone 5b & warmer. I thought Kordes were supposed to be a hardier brand? I guess I was wrong.

taco, it would be worth your time to search each specific rose to see if people are growing it close to you and/or in your zone. Hardiness zones on web sites vary greatly, it seems some retailers go on the safe side others for the sale.

Here is a great thread by Nippstress on roses that are hardy in HER zone 5 garden. YMMV.

Zone 5 Hardiness list

Have a great day.

SCG

IME, anything that regularly dies back does much better as a grafted plant. I know a fair number of people who decide what roses they are going to order by looking at what Palatine carries.

I think Comte de Chambord is OK own root, though mine never did a thing because of chronic blackspot issues. It is long gone.

Grafted Comte de Chambord (probably on Dr. Huey) will be available starting in 2015 at David Austin. You can order it now and they will reserve it for delivery spring 2015.

Kate

Thanks all!! I can't wait to order mine! I have been talking to some people in my area. A rosarian? from the Milwaukee Rose Society & he lives about a half hour east of me & says the CdeC does well for him. But then I am a novice to rose growing, so who knows. I am checking out the Young Lycidas too. I have much interest in fragrant repeat blooming roses. :)

I have a CdC grafted from Austin. It does very well. I wish I had buried the graft more, it does sucker. In your zone, you probably will. I do spray mine.

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