Sweet Chariot, Green Ice, Marie Pavie and maybe Bolero or Gruss an Aachen. Where are you located? Have you been using the fabric pots, and if so, how are the roses doing and how easy are they to care for regarding watering needs? I'm thinking of getting some. Thanks in advance.

I forgot about Molineaux, but MW is a larger rose in my garden. I like the polyanthas and should also add Lindee, Yvonne Rabier and Barcelona. The Drift roses could also fit the bill and would cascade nicely from a taller pot.

I am in PNW and roses generally do not tend to stay small here:)

What about a few rose trees in pots?

You might want to try Lady Emma Hamilton in a pot. She has been very compact so far for me -- but she is only two years old, so she might still hit a big growth spurt. I'd second Vaporvac's suggestion of Marie Pavie. So far Sharifa Asma (own root) and Sonia Rykiel are also doing really well for me (both in large containers). Kordes roses First Crush and Earth Angel are large and bushy, but also thriving in containers in their second year. With pruning (and every so often root pruning) you could probably grow most compact roses successfully.

Here is my EA in a pot recently transplanted after growing in the ground for a couple of years. Not exactly what I would call compact, but it seems OK so far.

i am also going to try growing Royal Jubilee in a fabric pot. Not sure how big it will get.

My smallest potted Austin is Sister Elizabeth. It produces mostly twiggy growth and nodding blooms but I think it works well in a container, with the blooms spilling over the sides. I can't detect any fragrance though.

I tried twice buying it from DA directly, and both times they sent me a virused plant. This one is own-root from Heirloom Roses. Very healthy but always under attack from rose slugs.

Festiva, that's a beauty and I love the terracotta pot! Totoro, Please keep us informed of your results with fabric pots. I'm seriously considering them as a temporary solution, but it's hard as my 5gal buckets are free and easy to carry! Alas, just not very attractive. : ((

I have grown roses in the fabric pots as well as my vegetables. They do not get rootbound. I put large saucers under the fabric pots. I do some clematis in them too while in a holding pattern to be planted. If you don't like the look of the fabric container, you can slip it into a larger pretty container with holes at the bottom and the use of the saucer as well.

I have used the RGGS/Rain Gutter Grow System spoken about much on youtube by Larry Hall. Very low maintenance, minimal amount of watering and no weeding.

Patty

Thank you, Vaporvac. I love the look of terracotta but I pay for it with serious back pain. The containers spend winters in the potting shed, so moving them twice a year is torture. It may be time to look for alternatives.

Festiva, I have my pots on rolling platforms (for lack of a better term due to lack of sleep). They are pricey but worth it as I am able to get them into the garage if I need to or move them around to take more advantage of the sun, shade, etc. The ones I have come from a company in Australia and will hold up to 500 pounds in weight. They are made of tough plastic and don't warp like the wooden ones do. I really like mine. No, I don't work for the company, nor do I get a kickback. Just found them on Overstock. I got mine at Orchard Hardware but I don't think you have those where you live. They really do work well and have lasted for the four years that I have had them. They have really helped to save my back. Here is a link. Aussie Plant Caddies. Looks like Amazon also carries them as well.

I have several roses that I grow in pots. I had all of my Austin roses in pots until I was able to buy a house (7 plus years). Brother Cadfael (which gets big), Sharifa Asma (love that rose), Emilia, Evelyn, Lady of Shalott, Mary Webb, Peach Blossom (loved that rose but you can't get it anymore), Jude the Obscure, Ambridge Rose and several non-Austin roses. I currently grow Peppermint Parfait, Candice, Eyes for You and some unnamed seedling roses that I grew from Roseseek's seeds. When Sharifa Asma first bloomed, I swore I was only going to grow that rose as it was so beautiful. I currently grow Mary Magdalene (in the ground) which would do really well in a pot too. Ambridge also does well in a pot. Let me see if I can get some pictures posted.

Blue for You

Sharifa, once I moved her into the ground but she is gorgeous and I think she would love your weather.

Mary Magdalene again in the ground but she is small and would probably do well in a pot and in your weather (although she can take hot weather and keeps smiling!)

Candice

My back yard with pictures of roses in pots and in the ground.

Mustbnuts, thank you! Your rolling platform looks perfect! I've broken way too many flimsy caddies... And your back yard is paradise! Adding Mary Magdalene to the wish list...

Thanks Festiva. I hope that you will love both the plant caddies and Mary. I adore Mary. She almost got moved this morning when I was deadheading. I am about to chuck Sister Elizabeth and her floppy ways. She is in front of my Mary M and blocks my view of her. Since it is supposed to hit 100 degrees on Thursday, Sister E got a reprieve until the winter when I will probably chuck her and put Mary M in her spot where she can be seen and appreciated for the great rose that she is. BTW she has a myrrh scent but it is a really nice one. When I had Ambridge Rose, I didn't care for the myrrh scent at all but love this one.

Agree that you can put fabric container in something more ornamental. Here is Plum Perfect in a fabric pot

I do feel like roses in an exposed fabric pot get more dried out in the winter. I think that happened to Blossomtime and MAC.

Thank you for that beautiful picture! Will the root still get air when they are put in another pot? I really like the idea of developing the small feeder roots, but just wonder if that will still happen if they're put in another pot. By the way, what did you buy that gorgeous stone or resin pot?

You might want to look at Austin's The Crocus Rose and Molineux.

Molineux. It doesn't get large and it repeats quickly.

The Crocus Rose. Very full and never gets taller the 3 ft.