Well I had my Crepuscule on Southwestern brick. It baked all day and just went on like it was no problem. Even at 11:00 at night I could still feel heat coming from the bricks...Crepuscule loved it!

Here is a picture. (sorry to those who have seen this picture a bazillion times by now) :o)

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Wow, this is the exact same dilemma I was having not that long ago. What a small world.

I'm fairly certain that I'm going to use Reve D'Or on my own south-facing wall. I want a climber to go up and over, and not get too bushy and wild at the top. Reve D'Or seems to fit the bill. Now, I have to get the time to actually build the pergola and prepare the bed for the rose that I already have on hand . . . that's just the story of life around here.

Connie

Here is a link that might be useful: Earlier Thread: Climbers for a South-facing Wall

How yellow do you want? Jaune Desprez isn't jaune; and Crépuscule and Lady Hillingdon, fine roses both, are apricot, fading to near-white if they're in sun. I think some of the Noisettes are considerably closer to yellow than the ones you name, but I don't know them at first hand. One you might want to consider is Duchesse d'Auerstaedt, a Tea-Noisette: she's a strong plant with exceedingly magnificent large cupped definitely yellow blooms. We have hot summers and my Duchesse is trained against a terrace wall and the railing above it, with a southeast exposure and some afternoon shade, and she's fine. I don't know about hardiness. Here the Duchess is clean, but our climate is dry and blackspot is very rarely an issue....she can get a touch of mildew. My plant is grafted. Currently it's about 15'-20' wide and 8' tall. I don't fuss over it, just keeping a hay mulch on it and not watering it particularly, but this is a kind climate for roses.

I help this helps.

Melissa

OK, it doesn't have to be very yellow: apricot-blend is fine. The contenders are down to

Reve d'Or
Lady Hillingdon
and the new entry, Marechal Niel

The deciding factor would be health and vigor in central Virginia, where heat/drought and blackspot are the chief threats (no rust, PM more an annoyance than anything).

Again, I hope to train it narrow beside the garage door for the first 7-8 feet, and then spread it out. Vertically I have 20 feet or so.

Reve d'Or is not quite gold but it might fit the ticket.

Crepuscule has been a frequent and beautiful bloomer but there ain't no flies on Jaune Desprez and it smells sumptuous.