La France and Le Vesuve. The idea would be to have the fuller, more lasting flowers of La France combined with the twiggier, less stiff bush of Le Vesuve.

Of the many that are appealing, I'd love to see:

Treasure Trail x Boule de Neige

A healthy, fragrant, reblooming, pale-pink/white moss rose that could cope with Zone 10 would be my ideal outcome.

Jay

Perhaps this has already been done, or on the way, but..

'Octavia Hill' / 'Iceberg'... would be one I'd like to see...although I believe Iceberg can be tricky, Austin's have used it successfully... and both these have Pemberton's Musks in their heritage...

'Mutabilis' and 'Cardinal de Richrlieu' -- the goal being a rose whose blooms begin soft yellow and age to grape purple, and continuing all season.

:-)

~Christopher

Etoile de Hollande x Konigen von Danemark. The colour and rebloom, with the lovely grey green foliage and rude heath.

Belinda's Dream and Sharifa Asma. Belinda would lend Sharifa her frequency of rebloom and heat tolerance. And the ultimate wish would be for their fragrances to combine and intensify.

Belinda's Dream x Munstead Woods. Belinda would contribute disease resistance, heat tolerance, fragrance, large blossom size, compact plant growth, and high petal count.. MW would contribute its dark red color and yet more fragrance.

The Prince and Cinderella; ok that was dumb but somebody had to say it.
I actually do like the deep red purple of the Prince, and for whatever qualities Cinderella Fairy Tale won a gold medal, may have been for thorns.
-Not signing my name to this one

Never mind, sorry

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Crepescule and Ms Tillier. For the health and vigour of both, and I'd be hoping for a more coppery centre on a Ms T bloom and a cascading habit.
As I've planted them next to each other, who knows........?

Trish.

'Archiduc Charles' (China) and 'Marbree' (Damask Perpetual), which would produce a primitive Bourbon with (possibly!) mottled, light-sensitive coloration. I've actually made this cross several times over the years; but the (few) seeds which resulted didn't appear of a mind to germinate. Which doesn't mean it will never happen . . . I'd then cross the result with something like 'Papa Gontier' to bring the characteristics of Teas into the brew.

what fun!
I wish upon a star (Etoille ) to breed more Tea roses and Tea-Hybrids to introduce more hues and colors and smaller Teas, to the Tea class, by crossing;

1. Westside Road Cream Tea X the D.P. 'Indigo', with the intent to produce a bushy evergreen rosebush that is floriferous with fragrant mauve roses in bloom through every season.

2. Etoille de Lyon X Marie Curie' H.T. or 'Summer Sunshine' another unfading yellow H.T.
goal: a medium yellow old garden Tea Hybrid that won't fade in hot sun, with the fragrant blooms and attractive foliage of its' Tea parent and long bloom season.

Anna Olivier' x Coco Loco
My dream: an ever blooming Tea-Hybrid that has the vigor and heady fragrance of its' Tea parent, roses of many hues of copper and brown and pink.

I'd also like to produce a line of smaller Tea rosebushes since so many of us have small gardens in cities.
Etoille de Lyon' X Center Street Orange Tea'
Westside Road Cream Tea X Center Street Orange Tea
Lady Hillingdon (the only Tea I've met that does not seem to mind being pruned like a Hybrid Tea, some believe that it is of that modern class) X (Center Street Orange Tea X Gruss an Coberg. )

Goal: to produce an unfading yellow, or orange-pink-tan Tea rosebush that matures at less than 5' X 5'.

There are several Tea Hybrids ( a rosebush that has one Old Garden Tea parent) that have been popular for more than 80 years, I'd love to see more like these bred;
Souvenir de la Malmaison. The reason it re-blooms so quickly is because it is fully 50% Tea, by blood.
Pembertons'
'Moonlight' Triet' X Sulphurea (Tea)
Prosperity (Mariei-Jeanne X Perles des Jardins (Tea)

The rose I've loved the longest is a Tea-Hybrid, my Grandmother grew it in the 1950's in Seattle; ,
Mlle. Cecille Brunner (France 1881) an iconic rose. It is the most common rose from the 1800' grown locally along with its climbing forms and Spray Cecille Brunner.

' Perles d'Or' a yellow-apricot Poly-Tea

and one of my favorite roses: 'Mermaid' a cross between Rosa bracteata and a yellow Tea rose.

Now that more of the worlds population lives in, and have rose gardens in warm climates I feel it is time for a Tea rose renaissance.
Luxrosa

What delightful ideas!

I spend most of my time in a very warm climate these days and most of these potential baby roses would fancy it warm.

I know, my match was for those in chilly climes; they should have beauty too.

I hope that the knowledgable breeders/hybridizers will attempt to make at least some of these matches possible. Who knows, the outcomes might not just look good "on paper."

As I read over these, each feels like a wonderful surprise in the stocking or under the tree.

I look forward to your matches for the New Year and beyond!

Thank you all.

Happy Holidays!