Pretty good are-
St. Cecelia
Heritage
Fair Bianca
Shepherdess
Huntington
Sharifa Asma

Jude Obscure had one good spring bloom and then two modest repeats last year but smells so divine!
Kathryn Moreley is heaven sent to look upon but only puts on one big show in spring and maybe a flower now and then in late summer or fall. If the flowers get rained out, that's it for the year. Same goes for the divinely scented Othello. I have room for just a few more where I removed some declining OGRs.
I was thinking about Evelyn or Eglantyne or another sort of pink that might be able to hold its own among these other big plants. Little Shakespeare got swallowed up and had to be moved. I need at least 2 big upright growers and would like something that blooms ok in a dry warm situation if possible.
The rest of the area is big Bourbons and Hybrid Perpetuals and a large 5x6 Sonia Rykiel. A big Cinderella Fairytale in the corner next to a large Pomponella. I tried Mary rose and sharifa asma but both were too small and got moved to the front next to Tamora and Bianca. I could plant more Ambridge, but would rather have something new.

Melissa

I don't know what's the secret to Eglantyne's success? More acidic soil perhaps? Hoovb posted a pic. of Evelyn in her sunny CA, and it's loaded. I already bought Evelyn for this spring.

Kitty, you mentioned Sonia Rykiel as 5 x 5 - I already ordered Sonia Rykiel (but still can change). I didn't know that she gets that big, does Sonia make good cut flower? I planted Radio Times this summer (got lots of cut-flowers). Someone in Australia gave it a 10 for damask fragrance, and I agree. Radio Times is medium to dark pink and many times more vigorous than fussy Eglantyne.

Please let me know whether or not Sonia Rykiel lasts long as cut flower, many thanks.

HOWEVER . . .

PROSPERO blooms year 'round, here in Camarillo, CA. It is blooming now.
NOTE: We do not prune this rose in any conventional sense. We treat it like a China, basically. It IS looking a little ragged, so as soon as the wind isn't blowing 50 mph, I will trim it up, very lightly, removing any dead growth and retained dead blooms.

GOLDEN CELEBRATION repeats through the year in successive "crops." If not deadheaded, it won't re-bloom much. If deadheaded, it does.
In our conditions, it does not respond well to shortening of canes, but it does in the winter receive a heavy deadheading, with removal of the old foliage -- so right now, these 6 plants look beautifully bare and sculptural.

Jeri
Coastal Ventura Co., SoCal

Rosefolly

If I might suggest another rose that isn't an Austin, there's Belinda's Dream, a fragrant rose with huge pink blooms that do well in the heat. I have two of them, and they're carefree and beautiful. The flowers also last long in a vase.

Ingrid

A non-Engliish rose that I would recommend is the Romanitica rose Yves Piaget, amazing scent and the flowers bloomed non-stop. In too much sun it could fry a bit, but I'd grow it in a second in a warm climate.

Cheers,
robert

1. An amazing rose. Every rose lover must buy and grow such a rose. Strong, blooms nonstop plus an intoxicating fragrance. (Beersheba)

2. I planted two saplings last year and this year they're full of buds, extremely healthy and particularly promising. It seems they prefer a bit of protection from the daylong blazing sun. (Haifa)

On David Austin's site GC appears in the category of 'Shrub Roses for Partial Shade'.

I planted one in partial shade 10 days ago in view of these recommendations. I think it probably repeats well in warm climates but should be protected in midday. I think the ideal condition for it is morning sun & perhaps some late afternoon sun as well.

And it occurs to me that I should mention that Prospero crisps in hot, DRY weather. So did The Squire. So those with desert-like conditions might avoid those, OR at least provide afternoon shade.

Jeri

Brother C. looks really good. I need a big rose for one of the spots between a Kathryn Moreley and a Baronne Prevost. I did try W. Shakespeare there but it never got enough height.

Charlotte takes the heat and the midday sun well and Ambridge looks best in morning sun. Abraham likes the full sun just fine. He looks great right now in front of my tangerine tree. I had St. Cecelia in midday sun but the colors are better in morning sun. Same goes for Sharifa Asma. That's the dilemma isn't it- who gets that coveted morning sun spot.

Anyway, I've ordered two climbers for spring that fall into that category: Austin's The Pilgrim and Austin's St. Swithun. If I remember the catalog descriptions right, they are disease-resistant, good re-bloomers, and can handle the heat.

My region is so different from yours that I hesitate to make too strong a recommendation--though I'm very excited about getting both of them.

Kate