Zuzu and Sue, I'm sorry to hear that you suffered the same problem I did with VG HT roses. The dream that VG sold was compelling; too bad that when it came to HTs it was mostly an illusion. I think I had one Casino survive for a whole year before it was killed by frost.
Given that you lost a lot of HT roses, however, I am very glad that you said so. It makes me feel a bit better to be in good company.
I do have some floribundas doing well on their own roots: Gene Borner comes to mind, although I think that rose might have come from another nursery. And there are two ankle-high floribundas with pink flowers that might have come from VG. I keep forgetting about them. Parfait, sadly, died.
It's hard to sort out the great combination of factors that contribute to a rose's success or failure; but we learn a tiny little bit more from time to time.
