Recommendations are by class and will vary by regions of the country.
Hybrid Tea:
Lafter
Frederic Mistral
Uncle Joe (Toro)
Grandiflora:
Tournament of Roses
Shreveport
Arizona
Floribunda:
Livin’ Easy
Payboy
Gruss an Aachen
Hybrid Musk:
Buff Beauty
Penelope
Cornelia
Polyanthas:
Marie Daly
The Fairy
Cecile Brunner
Shrub Roses:
Belinda’s Dream
Knock Out
Carefree Beauty (Katy Rd. Pink)
English Roses:
Mary Rose
Abraham Darby
Tamora
Romanticas:
Guy de Maupassant
Johann Strauss
Yves Piaget
Climbers:
New Dawn
Dortmund
Aloha
Bourbons:
Souvenir de la Malmaison
Maggie
Zephirine Drouhin
Hybrid Perpetuals:
Barrone Prevost
La Reine
Marchesa Bocella
Ramblers and Species:
Yellow Lady Banks
Cherokee Rose
Chesnut Rose
*Chinas:
Archduke Charles
Mutabilis
Old Blush
*Noisettes:
Blush Noisette
Allister Stella Gray
Madame Alfred Carriere
*Teas
Duchesse de Brabant
Moniseur Tillier
Sombreuil
**Hybrid Rugosa:
All varities
* May not be hardy north of Zone 7
** Zones 7 and north
Entered by Kaye