I have had a lot of roses die on me. Evelyn survived the winter without protection. Sharifa Asma is a very hardy Austin.

What part of PA please? And are you only looking for hybrid tea form in the bloom?

Aloha, a pink-blend climber that should be cane hardy, can be pruned to a 6 x 6 shrub (or larger if you want) bearing 100 large flowers per flush, fragrant, full, good for cutting, and somewhat HT-like. It is disease-resistant in most gardens. The negative is that cold weather early in the growing season can cause some blooms to be deformed.

The Buck rose Prairie Harvest (light yellow) has large fragrant HT-style flowers, hardy, resistant to blackspot, repeats well.

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I just purchased a new Rose. It is called Firefighter. It's a Hybrid Tea and grows tall and bushy. It is one of the (I think (7) roses named after the 911 victims. This one, named for the firefighters. It apparently "Firefighter" large deep red blooms and has an 'intense old rose' fragrance.
I would like to know if anyone else has grown this rose? If so, can you post some photos?

I have no preference. I am in northeaster PA- Lake Ariel.
I find that David Austins do fairly well in my area but I have several of them so I dont want to stick to only that kind. Thanks for all the suggestions I will look them up.

Lil, are you sure about your zone? I'm not far from Lake Ariel, and my winter temps are colder than 5b/6a most years. In fact, this year my May temps are not all that great either. The tips and tiny first buds on most of my roses were damaged Monday night when the temperature went down to the mid-20s.

Anyway, do look into the Bucks. Quietness has a lot of fans here, and my Quietness, planted last year, came through the winter nicely. Ditto Earth Song, Aunt Honey, and Prairie Sunrise (all Bucks). I bought the last in your area, at Countryside Floral in Hamlin.

What roses have succeeded best for you?

How deep are you planting the bud union?

Hi Alisa
I have looked in several sites and they all give me a different zone for my zip but usually range anywhere between 5-6. For example this one says 6 http://www.arborday.org/treeinfo/ZoneInfo.cfm?ZipCode=18436 or this other site says its either 5b/6a
http://www.lawn-and-gardening-tips.com/planting-zones.html

All my roses are sprouting leaves all over the place, no buds yet. They usually start to appear at the end of this month and bloom by mid June. But all roses bloom at different times from June to September. I get good sun exposure which helps. All my peonies have buds already, my tulips have all bloomed and at their end, all lillies and daylilly are growing rapidly.

Off the top of my head the good bloomers include golden celebration, pjpII, I have 2 knockouts but dont remember their names,braveheart, heaven on earth,voodoo, ws2000. I have dark lady own root but it is small 3 years old now, slow grower, prairie star gives me plenty of blooms.

Below is a picture of golden celebration taken last week.

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Thank you for all the suggestions.

Carolina

I looked up my ZIP on one of those sites, and it says I'm in Zone 6, too. No way! Here's a typical chart of the temperature ranges. Could they have changed over the years? Anything's possible.

Zone 1: below -46 C (below -50 F)
Zone 2: -46 to -40 C (-50 to -40 F)
Zone 3: -40 to -34 C (-40 to -30 F)
Zone 4: -34 to -29 C (-30 to -20 F)
Zone 5: -29 to -23 C (-20 to -10 F)
Zone 6: -23 to -18 C (-10 to 0 F)
Zone 7: -18 to -12 C (0 to 10 F)
Zone 8: -12 to -7 C (10 to 20 F)
Zone 9: -7 to -1 C (20 to 30 F)
Zone 10: -1 to 4 C (30 to 40 F)
Zone 11: above 4 C (above 40 F)

It's been as cold as -28 F. at my house, although not in recent winters. It does, however, regularly fall far below -10. Looking at temperature requirements for various roses, I've often thought it would be nice to be in Zone 6. :-)

Carolina, I think I should clarify my last post.....I certainly wasn't trying to prove you wrong. I just wanted to help ensure that you didn't choose a rose that wouldn't make it through the winter. But for all I know, you've been growing roses in Wayne County longer and more successfully than I. :-)

Hi Alisa
Dont worry about it. Thats why we are all here .....to learn from each other. I certainly for one am no expert so any advice and direction people can steer me to be able to have more success with my roses is always welcome. Thanks so much! :) I looked the Bucks you suggested. They look like winners. I would like to try a few out. Hopefully its not too late and they are still available for sale.

Here is one of my baby own root voodoo, 2 years old. The older ones are 3 times the size.

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Golden Celebration and WS2000 both died in my zone5a garden. Prairie Sunrise gave up the ghost after a few years. Quietness is good. Honeysweet (another Buck) survives. Martine Guillot is a hardy Generosa. Madame Bovary bounced back well (Madame Figaro died). Then there are the OGRs like Jacques Cartier and Rose de Rescht (RdR has small blooms.

It apparently "Firefighter" large deep red blooms and has an 'intense old rose' fragrance.
I would like to know if anyone else has grown this rose? If so, can you post some photos?

My favorite HT, bar none. I cut a dozen for the vase every week. Heavenly fragrance. It's a dark red HT. The buds are not particularly pretty but they open into beautiful flowers.

I've never gotten a good picture of it.