Intrigue last year was one of my last to leaf out and the last to bloom (of everyone who bloomed). However, last year was miserable for me for my roses.. so I'm not blaming them I'm blaming myself. I have a small section in my yard (about 12' x 6') that I put a mixture of BlueGirl (all-time favorite), Mr. Lincoln, and, in the center, a no-name white hybrid tea. I don't know what zone/area you're in Careyana (you don't have that listed), so I'm no help there. :)
Jerry - what I did with all my roses is I buried everyone in at least 12" of mulch, which is a LOT of mulch. This winter was extremely mild for the most part, only had like 2 weeks of super cold (0 and lower), but soooooo DRY!!!!!!! We're over 20" below normal in snow.. the mountains to my west have had record snows, but down here in the Denver metro we haven't gotten ANYTHING, probably a total of less than a foot, and most of it powder, which is worthless for moisture. This winter has sucked as far as moisture content. I'm tempted to wash my car tonight so it'll rain/snow tomorrow!!! And I have too many roses to be moving them in & out of the garage.. I need to count once spring hits and everyone starts to leaf out, but I believe I have over 200 roses, so not gonna try the pot thing. LOL!
Sunsprite is an AWESOME yellow.. in fact, I bought 2 extras and drove over 1000 miles down to my mom's house and planted them in her yard! She was so stressed because the deer came over & ate all the buds/blooms, but after she fenced them off so the deer couldn't get to them, they EXPLODED! I told her that the deer just pruned them for her, so they'll be fine, and they were! I have 2 Sunsprites in my front yard.. love 'em! The blooms don't shatter like Sunny Delite did...
