Neal, I've bought 20 or 30 Austins from Regan over the years and only those two were duds.
Lyn, no mud here. I have sandy loam and it never turns to mud. I planted them yesterday.
Toni, great to see you! I threw away the Edmunds' Roses catalogue almost as soon as it arrived, but I remember those discrepancies. They also said Edith's Darling has no fragrance but then added that its perfume fills the air. Smokin' Hot is, as Cindi described it, a rust color. I bought it last year from Rosemania. It's a smoky orange with a white reverse. Very pretty. Tropical Lightning is being sold as a climber, 8-10 feet tall, by Rosemania, so in this case Edmunds' is correct. The HMF description is suspect from the start because it says the blooms are semi-double to double, but all of the photos show full blooms
