May I ask which one/s you have bought & what are your favorites?

I'm asking, as I'm very tempted to purchase at least another this autumn .Please name your selection & which attributes you like (or dislike) about it. This may help me determine the cv. I order next. Thank you, for your opinions about your Austin rose choices
.p.s. please also tell me if it was grafted or own root.

Others I really like are Septer'd Isle (light pink), William Shakespeare 2000 (red/magenta/purple), Queen of Sweden (light pink with pale apricot flush). A couple shorter ones that are excellent are Molineux (yellow/gold/apricot highlights) and Pretty Jessica (pink).

All the Austins I listed have good to excellent disease-resistance.

There are many other terrific Austins also--but I ran out of space for more in my garden.

Kate

I have 2 other Austin rugosas, both of which I like but neither are quite the stellar performers as Wild Edric, although both are quite healthy. These are the white Snowden, and the cool pink Mrs. Doreen Pike. Both are own root and arrived as bands, so WE did have a headstart in size. I forget exactly when they arrived, but after WE, likely late 2012. Mrs. Doreen Pike has been doing the sleep, creep, leap thing, and this year she is definitely leaping, even during some unseasonally early toasty weather. Snowden is in a lot of shade and is climbing up a grapefruit tree. These 2 have little repeat, at least so far. Flowers are stunning. I do feed them both infrequently with a little fish emulsion but do not amend the soil, nor do I mulch them. Snowden has particularly dark green foliage. Both are quite dry heat tolerant.

Others that I have and really like are Huntington Rose and Happy Child. HR is a BIG one and tolerates a fair amount of shade. Many-petalled globular flowers that nod. Arching growth. Very healthy and vigorous. Grafted on multiflora. Recently moved to a spot I could see the plant better, which is smack dab in the root zone of a huge ash tree. Multiflora is tough though, and the plant is taking off, sending up new basals. Happy Child is a much more diminutive plant. Very healthy too and gets the most beautiful pure yellow flowers packed with petals. Own root.

Prospero is another good one and also quite small in size. It has gorgeous dark red flowers filled with petals. I've grown it twice and twice it has gotten killed through no fault of its own. First time was my fault as it got zero water for most of a year when the sprinkler adjacent was broken, and I didn't notice. The second time, as a baby plant, it was placed in a spot that was the favorite fire hydrant location of my pony-sized dog. Not many plants can survive that treatment.;)

Melissa

My second choice, which is grafted, is Bishop's Castle, also a full bloom in a delicious cool pink color, and this one is quite fragrant and also healthy, although it had mildew earlier this spring, which is now almost gone. Both roses stand up well to my hot and dry climate. Bishop's Castle tends to get long canes, but when I deadhead I cut the branch back quite a bit, and that has kept it small.

Ingrid

Ah yes, the modest Crocus Rose. Nothing that special but healthy (always a plus) and quick to rebloom, fitting in well everywhere.

Enjoy your choice!

That photo of Evelyn is beautiful.

I also love Sharifa Asma for a perfect pink!

Thank you very much for all your input & if some of you Northerners are waiting just awhile longer to share, to show full blooms in all their glory, please do so...

I didn't get this rose only because I needed my burgundy to be a climber, so I ended up with Tradescant, which I'm loving so far. If I ever need a shorter burgundy, I won't hesitate to consider Munstead Wood. I hope yours brings you lots of joy!

jannike

I have three quite young Austins that may turn out well given time. They are Golden Celebration, Molyneux, and Jude the Obscure. I'll give them time. An old favorite Brother Cadfael grew backwards for several years and this spring I removed it. Just yesterday I came across an old photo of it as a year old plant. I had forgotten how lovely it once was.

Rosefolly

These are grafted plants.

Bishop's Castle has lovely dark pink blooms with great fragrance.

Evelyn has a scent reminiscent of fresh peaches. The large blooms have a mix of pastel shades.

Sharifa Asma has pale pink blooms that remind me of the old Alba roses.

So far I like my new Austins Crown Princess Margareta, Lady Emma Hamilton, Lady of Shalott, Munstead Wood and Summer Song. Munstead Wood is perhaps the best. I made a new hot bed apart from other roses to fit in the odd burnt oranges and yellows.

That Munstead Wood, sure is a beauty...

mariannese, maybe if you grow some blue or purplr perennials & or annuals, the colors you already have, would appear to mix well and contrast the orange & yellows of your Austins. Just a suggestion.

I prefer mainly the reds & pinks, of the Austin rose color selections. While white would go with just about anything. Though my other flowers are so eclectic, the color range of numerous various other types of flowers are 'just what they, for what they are...." Sometimes they go together well & others don't, so they just get moved about.

As I'm starting a new garden, with some brought with me from the move, many are still in pots & when I finally figure out what looks good where it's at, then in it goes!