Sorry to be late getting to this thread - I had to find time when I had a moment to look through roses and pictures. I agree that Foxy Lady is terrific and I am intrigued with her color combinations. She can take on a distinctly russet cast for me in cool weather, and she survived a winter or two here. She succumbed to fertilizer burn this year but I'll definitely be replacing her. My Our Anniversary never looked as great as Beth's but I quite liked it. Mine faded a bit after a few winters but it deserves a better spot too. Elfi von Dassanowski is fine but it fades a lot and isn't as intriguing as some of these other roses for me. Same goes for Lorise Wocj so far.
I absolutely love Sunset Dreams too - it's one of those "wow" roses that catches my eye - intriguing mix of saturated apricot and gold colors and long-lasting many petalled flowers. Honestly - what's not to love in this photo? It makes me smile. I label my photos with "nice" or "v gd" if they are striking to me, and every one of Sunset Dreams has this mark in my records.
I like the pictures above of Loretta Lynn Van Lear and Paula Smart, but they weren't remotely hardy for me in zone 5, a surprise for a Jalbert rose. It doesn't sound like LLVL is too great of a loss, and Paula Smart isn't as unusual as some of the other Jalbert roses. Southern Peach is another one that hasn't a prayer for me in zone 5 (gee, think the name might have suggested that?). I haven't had good survival from Annie Davidson or Marylou Whitney, but I'm liable to try them again in a more protected spot.
Ones that haven't been pictured yet include:
Lorise (without the last name...) - a surprisingly hardy but small one-caned wonder that can put out some lovely high centered and nicely contrasted blooms
Bon Appetit - I put this one in last year and it has had some real zingers of bright blooms this year, obviously surviving the winter. I like the vivid colors, and like others have said Jalbert has a wide variety of colors in his roses. This one is almost blindingly bright like Vavoom with better winter hardiness though the photo below from last year is more apricot than it would be in the yard this year.
Midnight Mystique - I tried that one this year from Palatine and the blooms are nice though not quite as purple as I'd hoped. Still, it seems to be a nicely frequent bloomer for a first year rose. My pictures of this one are on another flash drive so I can't show them at the moment. Diane Loomer is another real winner for me this year with bright gold blooms with peachy-pink highlights, sort of like Candice. Again, photos are on another drive but I really like this one.
Shiloh Hill Rose has survived several winters and it has a nice high contrast reverse. Not as striking as some of the others, but it survives our winters and that's something already to appreciate.
Since the photos all look like names here on this post I won't dig out my other drive but see how this posts as well. Suffice to say that Jalbert is a rare kind of breeder that has roses well suited for both very hot and cold regions.
Cynthia
