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Re: Roses

Try Zephirine Drouhin.  It is carried by J&P and others.  Parks sold it as
a shade tolerant rose two years ago and I bought it for that reason.  It
has resisted mildew/mold very well so far and flowers with no AM sun.  It
is, however, a climber. J&P describes it as an antique rose.

	Height: 8'-12'
	Color: Dark Pink
	Buds:  Long, pointed
	Blooms:  3.5 - 4"
	Zone Range:  6-10

I live in Zone 5 where it feels like zone 6 for the last two years.


At 01:13 PM 6/12/98 EDT, you wrote:
>Well I finally did it -- pulled out my "disease-resistant" Bourbon roses
which
>were covered with black spot for the third year in a row.   I refuse to grow
>wretched weaklings that must be pampered and sprayed to survive.  There are
>just too many wonderful plants that one can grow without having to poison the
>environment to do so.  
>
>Can anyone suggest truly disease-resistant roses to replace them?  Here in
St.
>Louis (zone 6) with our hot, humid summers, I have had wonderful luck with my
>priaire rose, Rosa setigea, and other wild species roses.  Rosa setigera is
>native to Missouri.  I don't feed it, prune it or even water it and it
>thrives!  They are great, but, alas, have a short blooming season.
>
>'The Fairy' is covered with blooms from May to hard frost in my garden and is
>disease and trouble free.  What a joy!  
>
>Michael Dirr has high praise for R. rugosa 'Frau Dagmar Hastrup'.  Is anyone
>growing that one, and if so, is it really disease-resistant?  
>
>Any other suggestions?  
>
>--Janis
>
>
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