OK ... here are some roses which survived extreme heat accompanied by lack of water in our garden, and came back to shine.
'White Pearl in Red Dragon's Mouth' (Chi Long Han Zhu) --
It took it two years to recover, but it's finally there.
'Gloire de Rosomanes' ("Ragged Robin") --
The mother plant has survived years of drought in a vacant lot that was once a garden. It has been cut to the ground, multiple times. But still, she persists.
Our clone has survived drought, and had gophers eat all of its roots. Replanted, it thrives.
This rose personifies "tough".
"Elisabeth's China" --
A "Legacy" plant in the Historic Sacramento City Cemetery, it has survived a century of drought, and been cut to the ground, multiple times. Still, she persists.
In our garden, a truck ran over our oldest plant, and we thought it was dead ... but this year, she's BAAAACK and blooming (despite not getting enough water):
