Zuzu - Thank you for all that information!!!!
I have tried growing fortuniana roses in the ground here. They lasted 2 years before dying. Not sure what killed them. I basically grew them just like I've been growing roses all along. I assumed the nematodes or something else got them. (I know they are supposed to be nematode resistant.) I have been growing roses in pots for at least 5 years now and haven't lost any. 4 roses I have that are growing in pots are climbing roses. LOL! Go figure! The only one growing in the ground currently is Don Juan. It has lasted the longest in the ground, but has never looked very good. I know if it was in a container, it would look a lot better. I may try 1 fortuniana root stock rose again ... but the success rate in the containers is so good and I can move the containers around too, that I never really worried about it and just continued to grow all my roses in containers. The roses in containers just never get real huge like they would if they were grown in the ground. But that is ok with me. I don't need huge roses.
I appreciate all the links of sellers, too! There is a limited selection locally. Though I did get Cinco de Mayo locally and I love that rose and the fragrance.
My Golden Fairy Tale (Kordes) does not have a fragrance but is supposed to. It also gets pink edges as the blooms age. Do you have this rose cultivar? If so, does yours show some pink like that and do you notice any scent? I haven't read anything about that color change, so I hope the rose plant was marked correctly and is indeed "Golden". It does have nice foliage, but is much slower growing than the Purple Rain rose.
