Thanks very much Lyn, for searching for me! Of those, I like 'Firefighter' best, then 'Olympiad'. I saved the link to Olympia Rose Society.
>> If a rose has more petals, you want to site the plant where it gets more sunlight during the day.
Unnh-oh. It sounds like what-I-want may be what-I-can't-grow. But I'll do more research.
There is a spot for a bed that would get more sun than most of my yard, and be fairly open ... after I chop down and uproot some low juniper bushes ... and wall it off from Rhododendron, pear tree, and juniper roots. That is to say, a few years from now. So I have time to do some research.
I suspect that once i find a promising cultivar, it will cost at least $30, as opposed to Wal-Mart "Whatever Roses". But that's worth it for a rose that won't be just "black spot on a stick".
